GANDHINAGAR: A rise in Covid-19 cases globally and the alarm over detection of new variants of coronavirus in some countries, has cast a shadow on the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS), which is scheduled to be held a little over a month from now.
The Gujarat government has referred the matter to the central government for guidance, even as PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the summit at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on January 10. Also, most departments of the Union government and heads of state and top global business leaders are expected to attend the meet.
“The state government has referred the matter to GOI as the scenario has changed. The central government will take a final call in the matter, but the options being explored right now is a change in both scale as well as format of the VGGS 2022,” a top source in the state government said.
Sources added, “It is certain that VGGS 2022 will not be called off or postponed. Since the PM will inaugurate the event, a number of heads of state are expected to attend and most departments of GOI will be jointly organising events of VGGS 2022, the central government will have to decide on the format of holding the event.”
