As many as 2,500 Delhi BJP leaders and workers will donate blood to the Indian Army and paramilitary forces as part of the 98th birth anniversary celebrations of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. “About 2,500 leaders and workers, connected with 14 districts, morchas and cells, will donate blood at a blood donation camp to be organised at Thyagaraj Stadium on September 25, the occasion of Pandit’s birthday,” Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay told reporters here.
Upadhyay also said that the blood collected in this camp will be given to the blood banks of Indian Army and paramilitary forces. The Delhi BJP chief also said that an Eye Donation Pledge Encouragement Camp has also been setup on this occasion and they have received information from about 200 workers for eye donation pledge.
“As of now, over 200 party workers have registered themselves for eye donation pledge,” he added. According to Upadhyay, several senior leaders, including Rajnath Singh, M Venkaiah Naidu and Harsh Vardhan, will participate in the programme. “As per the programme, concrete steps will be taken to implement the schemes connected with social welfare and to end corruption in works connected with municipal corporations in order to realise the dreams of Antyodaya of Deendayal Upadhyaya,” Upadhyay added.