With opposition parties going all guns blazing against Centre over its demonetisation move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address a Parivartan rally in Moradabad on Saturday where he is likely to justify his government’s decision to cull high value currency notes.
Security has been tightened around the rally ground. Security personnel have already been deployed with SPG sleuths taking control of the ground.
This would be the fourth address of PM in Parivartan rally, first being on November 14 in Ghazipur, second in Agra on November 20 and the third in Kushinagar on November 27. After Moradabad, Modi will address two more Parivartan rallies - at Bariach on December 11 and in Kanpur on December 19.
BJP leaders are gearing up to make this rally a success and has set a target to bring a crowd of more than two lakh people to prove to the world that common man is supporting demonetisation move of the centre.
The party’s Moradabad district unit president Hari Om Sharma said that more than two lakh people belonging to Moradabad division, including Moradabad, Rampur, Amroha, Sambhal and Bijnor, are expected to participate in the rally
He said that a high turnout at Modi’s rally will give a befitting reply to the opposition parties which have been criticising culling of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes.
To ensure a large gathering BJP has spread a word down up to the village level. “There is enthusiasm among people. They want to come and attend this rally but we do not have enough vehicles to bring them here,” Sharma said.
Apart from PM, state party chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and party state in charge Om Mathur are expected to participate in the rally there.
The Parivartan yatra, which started from four corners of UP — Saharanpur, laliltpur, Sonbhadra and Ballia. After traveling all 403 assembly constituencies, the four yatras will culminate on December 24 in lucknow.