The BJP will undertake a range of programmes, including meetings and conferences, for a fortnight from its foundation day on April 6 as part of the "samajik nyay pakhwada" following a suggestion from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday.
The BJP MPs and leaders in different States would reach out to the "socially disadvantaged sections" in the society to understand their issues and get feedback to act upon by the party and the government.
With the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, the chairman of the Constituent assembly , falling on April 14, Modi sought the BJP MPs to interact with the disadvantaged sections of society like Scheduled Castes, to highlight various government programmes for their welfare.
Modi also drew the attention of the MPs that the birth anniversary of Jyotirao Phule, the noted social and educational reformer from Maharashtra, falls on April 11.
In the backdrop of the opposition criticism that the BJP has been averse to recognizing the contribution of previous ruling parties, he said the BJP is the only ruling party which has recognised contributions of every prime minister by building a museum to honour them.
"We are the only ones to have acknowledged former prime ministers' contributions irrespective of the party they came from," a BJP MP quoted him as saying. BJP has often accused the Congress of glorifying the ‘family’ and the Nehru Dynasty excluding the other political personalities in the country.
The meeting was attended by all top party leaders including BJP president J P Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.
Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the main objective of the BJP Parliamentary party meet was to hold meetings and conferences between April 6 and April 14 on the issue of “social justice”.
Meghwal told reporters that Modi asked parliamentarians to work to spread awareness about the central government's welfare schemes for housing, nutrition and free grains among others.
He also suggested that each district could build 75 water ponds- “Amrit Sarovar” - to celebrate the ongoing 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' in the country.
An exhibition on the movement for India's Independence was also held at Ambedkar International Centre, the meeting's venue, where Modi arrived earlier than its scheduled beginning.
Meghwal said BJP MPs thanked the PM for extending the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana’ which ensures free ration for the poor for another six months upto September, this year.