Top leaders of the State BJP including three former Chief Ministers met in Dehradun on Tuesday to discuss details of the Shankhnaad rally to be addressed by Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Dehradun on December 15.
The senior party leaders of Uttarakhand will lead public contact campaigns to ensure that the maximum number of people attend this rally.
BJP State in-charge Radhamohan Singh said that people of the nation are eager to listen to Modi.
The proposed rally on December 15 might be the biggest such event to be held in Dehradun since the nation gained independence, he said.
Due to the large number of people expected to
attend the rally, carpet will be laid in stead of chairs for the audience, speakers will be installed at intersections around the rally venue- Parade Ground and lED screens
will be installed at five major crossroads.
local Dharmshalas, banquet halls and private schools have been booked to provide overnight accommodation to the people who reach Doon from remote mountainous regions to hear Modi.
Various means will be used to publicise the event,
he said.
Three former chief ministers- BS Koshiyari, Maj Gen (retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri and Ramesh Pokhriyal along with leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Ajay Bhatt, MPs Mala Rajya lakshmi, Tarun Vijay, BJP State chief Tirath Singh Rawat, national secretary TS Rawat and Radhamohan Singh will hold rallies to publicise the event at various places.
During the meeting on Tuesday, the city was divided into 13 sectors for erecting ornamental gates at 300 locations. The party leaders later also visited the Parade Ground.