Responding to a call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sometime back, a large number of BJP corporators in the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) led by local BJP MlA Usha Thakur and the IMC chairman Ajay Singh Naruka on Monday arrived office on bicycles. This novel initiative has been aimed at protecting the environment and improving health.
Accompanied by large number of corporators of her constituency, Usha Thakur rode a bicycle from her residence in Rambagh to the IMC office on Monday afternoon.
After reaching there, Thakur said that she rode bicycle following a call of Prime Minister Modi to protect the environment, adding that she will also ask other party leaders to use bicycles at least once in a week as asked by the Prime Minister. This according to her, will not only help preserve environment but will lead to better health.
It was IMC chairman Ajay Singh Naruka, who sometime back setting an example, had come to IMC office on bicycle and today, more Corporators as well as senior BJP MlA joined his initiative and came to IMC office on bicycles.
Naruka also appealed to all Government employees, officials, employees of Corporator sectors, businessmen to use bicycles at least once in a week, which will not only bee good from health point of view but will also help in environment conservation of the city.
After reaching IMC on bicycles, Usha Thakur, Naruka and other IMC Corporators were greeted by the MiC members and the BJP workers who had gathered there in large number. Besides Usha Thakur, IMC chairman Ajay Singh Naruka, those who came to IMC office on bicycles included MiC members Shobha Ramdas Garg, Corporators Ratnesh Bagri, Usman Patel, Kavita Khowal, Jyoti Tomar, Jitendra Choudhary, Pooja Patidar, Deepika Nachan and Devendra Rawat respectively.