Flagging off the Delhi BJP’s Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan, Shazia Ilmi, an AAP founder member who quit the party five months ago, initiated the cleanliness drive in Central Park of Connaught Place with Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay. Besides, Upadhyay also invited Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bacchan to take part in the campaign.
Ilmi, who is among nine personalities roped in by the Delhi BJP for the ‘Clean India’ campaign, a vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that she was very happy to be a part of this campaign.
On inviting Bollywood superstar Big B, Upadhyay said Bacchan has spent a major part of his student life in Delhi and he will certainly reiterate his commitment for a clean Delhi in the next programme.
During the drive at Central Park, Upadhyay said that Chintan, the organisation working for the welfare of rag pickers in Delhi, also participated in the drive. large number of rag pickers participated in this campaign. Apart from this, a cleanliness drive was also launched at Yousuf Sarai Market and Ward Number 163 of municipal corporations by BJP leaders.
On October 10, Shazia had made a surprise appearance at an event organised by the State BJP to launch Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Clean India’ campaign and praised the Modi government for the initiative calling it a “great mission.”