Lucknow, April 11 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will arrive in Lucknow on Saturday for a three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency, during which he will inaugurate the ‘Sansad Khel Mahakumbh’ and attend several public programmes.
He is scheduled to land at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at 3:20 PM. After a long gap, the Defence Minister’s visit includes a series of engagements across the city.
At 4:30 PM, Singh will participate in the Gomti Nagar Jan Kalyan Mahasamiti Annual Celebration at Tanki Wala Park in Vivek Khand-2, Gomti Nagar. Later, at 5:45 PM, he will attend a felicitation ceremony honouring war heroes and Veer Naris at Surya Auditorium in the Cantonment area.
In the evening, at 6:35 PM, he will take part in the Smritika War Memorial and Light & Sound Show programme. He is expected to reach his residence on Kalidas Marg at around 7:15 PM.
Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will inaugurate the grand national-level Advanced Agriculture Festival (Unnat Krishi Mahotsav) at the Dussehra Ground in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
The festival will be held from Saturday to Monday (April 11–13, 2026), organised at the initiative of Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The three-day event, described by Chouhan as an 'Agricultural Mahakumbh', aims to provide farmers a complete solution from 'Lab to Field' and 'Seed to Market' under one roof. It will showcase modern farming technologies, training programmes, live demonstrations, and market linkages to transform agricultural practices in the region.
Rajnath Singh and Mohan Yadav will inaugurate the festival.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will attend the valedictory session on April 13, during which a comprehensive agricultural road map for Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore, and surrounding areas with similar agro-climatic conditions will be released.
Speaking earlier after a detailed meeting with progressive farmers, local citizens, officials, and elected representatives, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the fair will emerge as a game-changer for the farming community.
“A wave of transformation in farming practices will begin from Raisen. This is not just a fair but a massive opportunity to change the destiny of farmers,” he stated.
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