The Bharatiya Janata Party’s 33rd Foundation Day was observed as development day across the Madhya Pradesh in grand style. Colourful programmes to mark the occasion were held in all the 641 organisational mandals of 230 Assembly constituencies along with the rural and urban centres of the party amid presence of senior party leaders and large number of workers. Various programmes including prabhat-pheris, motorcycle rallies and literary competitions were also held.
Senior party leaders tried to bring awareness among the people and the party workers about the party’s policies, programmes and elevation of State from the Bimaru State to number one developed State besides registering highest agriculture growth rate of 18.91 per cent during the nine-year rule of the party through the public meetings and symposiums. The party leaders also congratulated the people of the State and farmers for coming out of the shadow of Bimaru tag.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated in the programme held at the party headquarters in the State capital. Greeting the party workers, the Chief Minister said the State was continuously establishing newer dimensions under the BJP rule. The State Government was making an all-out effort to take up the State to newer heights. The BJP has made development as its target right from the beginning and the Madhya Pradesh Government following party guidelines is moving to achieve that target of development, he added.
Besides Chouhan, other senior leaders of the State — including former Chief Minister and Bhopal parliamentarian Kailash Joshi, State organisational general secretary Arvind Menon and senior Minister of the Chouhan Cabinet — Umashankar Gupta also participated in the programme held at the Samta Chowk in New Market.
State president and MP Narendra Singh Tomar participated in the programmes held in Morena. Addressing the party workers, he said the BJP by making development centered on the common man proved that the State has the rule of village, poor and family.
BJP general secretary and MP Thanwarchand Gehlot participating in the programmes held in Ujjain inaugurated the construction of the road and opened for public the newly constructed bank building. Congratulating the people of the State he said that the people of the country are looking towards BJP as they still remember the good works done by the BJP led NDA Government.
State organisational general secretary Arvind Menon participated in the programmes held in Narela Assembly constituency of the State capital. Programmes were held at all the divisional, district headquarters of the State.