The BJP leadership in West Bengal has sought reports from its district units and State level leaders on the party’s mass outreach programme especially on the contentious issues of the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill during the Durga Puja festival.
According to State BJP sources, the party had asked its leaders and cadres to enhance outreach for spreading the party’s ideology and policies by using the platform of the festival.
The saffron party this time had set up more than 10,000 stalls outside puja pandals to display books on its ideology and makingpeople aware of the NRC and the CAB.
“We have sought detailed reports from all the districts and state level leaders about how the festival was utilised to increase the party’s mass connect. We are hopeful of getting a full report by early next week,” BJP state general secretary Pratap Banerjee told PTI.
A senior BJP leader on condition of anonymity said, the inputs on issues such as the NRC and the CAB were necessary as the proposed implementation of the NRC in West Bengal has created panic among the masses.