24.10.2026: Governor flags off the National Motorcycle Rally comprising police teams

24.10.2026: Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma flagged off the National Motorcycle Rally comprising police teams from 10 States and Union Territories from Nariman Point, Mumbai. The Rally will culminate on National Unity Day, to be celebrated at the Statue of Unity, Gujarat on 31st October, the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. The rally carries the twin messages of national unity and a Nasha Mukt Bharat (Drug-Free India). Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rahul Narwekar, Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban District Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Mayor of Mumbai Ritu Tawde, DGP Maharashtra Sadanand Date, Commissioner of Police Deven Bharti, Additional DGP SRPF Rajkumar Vhatkar, senior police officers and personnel from Maharashtra Police, and teams members from 10 States and UTs, and College students were present. The Governor complimented the organizers for selecting the theme of ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’ for the National Motorcycle Rally. He also complimented Maharashtra Police for setting up the Anti Narcotics Task Force. Police personnel from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep, joined by Maharashtra left for onward journey to the Statue of Unity.