Over 100 corporate honchos on Sunday joined the BJP, probably the first time when top private executives joined a political party en masse. BJP chief Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president Anurag Thakur, who was instrumental in getting them onboard, led the ceremony. Shah welcomed the new members to their “family.”
“Over 100 CEOs became members of the BJP on Sunday, including Perveiz Alamgir Khan from lufthansa, Henry Moses, country head of Qatar Airways, Neeta Agarwal of AT&T, Jagpreet lamba of Aikon Group, among others,” a statement by the party said.
Kapil Kumaria of Corporate Alliance Group, Anil Parashar of InterGlobe Technologies besides Dr Naveen Talwar, senior orthopaedic surgeon, Fortis Healthcare, Rajeev Tyagi, senior advocate and Rajiv Bhambri, CEO, India Abroad newspaper (of rediff.com) USA/Canada. Many top executives of companies — Bank of America, Honeywell, SpiceJet, Bombardier, UTC, KPMG were also present on the occasion.
Addressing the business leaders, Shah said that he is confident that GST would be a reality from April, 2016. Elaborating on the steps taken by the BJP Government like Make in India, land Acquisition Ordinance, Mines Ordinance to change business climate and restore business confidence, Shah said that the perception about the country is changing fast across the globe and India will be again riding on the high growth path in next couple of years.
Shah appealed to corporates to take benefit of newly-launched schemes of the Government and create employment opportunities in the country. Anurag said that it is indeed a matter of great pleasure that Professionals, Administrators, CEOs and Entrepreneurs (PACE) have joined the BJP and party’s activities would certainly gain pace by their joining.