BJP national president JP Nadda on Monday asked the party workers to work with dedication and coordination to ensure victory of the party in ensuing bye elections to both two Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal.
Nadda was addressing the office bearers meeting of BJP parliamentary constituency held at Dev Sadan Kullu.
He said that party workers must effectively highlight the policies, programmes and achievements of the Central as well as State Governments to ensure strengthening of BJP at the grassroot level. Nadda also urged the BJP leaders and workers to visit hospitals and extend all possible help to the needy.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the three and half years of tenure of the present State Government have been full of achievements despite the fact that almost one and half years was adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said that despite lockdown and increase in number of Covid cases, the State Government ensured that the pace of development went uninterrupted.
Nadda and Thakur visit Atal Tunnel Rohtang
BJP national chief JP Nadda and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur visited Atal Tunnel Rohtang.
They were given warm reception at the South portal of the Tunnel and at Sissu by people of Lahaul-Spiti district in a traditional manner.
Later, while interacting with the mediapersons at north portal, Nadda appreciated the engineering marvel created by the engineers of BRO.
He said that the tunnel is also important from a strategic point of view for ensuring uninterrupted supply of logistics and other support to the Army posted at the frontiers.
Earlier, Nadda and Thakur enquired about the well being of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh from his wife Pratibha Singh and son Vikramaditya Singh at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla. They wished Virbhadra Singh a speedy recovery.