Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged that under the Congress’ leadership, the opposition is working on the policy of denigrating the Sanatan Sanskriti and in the coming days it may try to disturb harmony and spread confusion. Considering this, there is the need to remain alert and strengthen the party to make the nation stronger, he said. He questioned what those who had added ‘Gandhi’ to their names and governed the nation had done for the honour of MK Gandhi. During the G20 summit, top leaders of the world with PM Modi paid tributes at Rajghat which once again resulted in global acceptance for Gandhi’s thoughts and principles. Pradhan also exhorted Bharatiya Janata Party workers to focus their efforts during the 180 days tentatively left for the general elections on achieving the target of 51 per cent votes for the party. He said this while speaking at a meet of the Tehri Lok Sabha constituency here on Tuesday. He stressed that the party workers should strive to ensure the victory of the party from all five parliamentary seats in Uttarakhand so that the party wins from more than 300 seats and Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumes the office once.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the event, Pradhan said that the BJP had received the blessing of the people of Uttarakhand in four elections since 2014 and that this is a result of the hard work put in by party workers. “However, we have to remember that the Lok Sabha elections will be decisive and will put a stamp of approval on the new direction and greater heights achieved by the nation. About 180 days are left for the parliamentary elections so all the party workers must utilise all of their time for efforts aimed at ensuring 51 per cent votes for the party and a third term for PM Modi. There is a huge difference if one compares the achievements during 60 years of the Congress and other parties in office to the 15 years of the NDA in office. If one considers the G20 summit hosted by India, one will realise that the global community is accepting India as an economic, cultural and tactical power under PM Modi,” said Pradhan.