BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday interacted with envoys of several nations on the party’s foundation day on April 6 under ‘know the party’ programme.
The envoys spent three hours in the BJP headquarters and the question answer session itself lasted one and half hours, according to the BJP.
The heads of Missions who exuded keen interest to know about the party were shown a documentary on the foundation the BJP detailing its history, ideology and the electoral progress. BJP vice-president Jay Panda briefed the envoys.
Nada gave them details about the BJP's core ideological beliefs- Rashtravad & ekatmmanavtavad- and it's "goal" to help the last man on the ladder.
The BJP president also explained to envoys the policies and programmes of the Modi-government in last eight years.
Nadda met around 13 heads of missions which included those from Emmanuel Lenain ( France) , Carlos Pereira Marques ( Portugal), Dr Ralf Heckner (Switzerland), Adam Burakowaski Tane, Muhammad Imran (Bangladesh) and Simon Wong Wie Kuen (Sinapore).
Besides, envoys from Poland, Romania, EU delegation, Slovakia, Italy, Hungry, Vientnam, Norway also exchange views with the BJP President who understood to have briefed BJP’s programmes, policy and ideology to the visiting dignitaries.
The top diplomats met Nadda at the BJP headquarters which is seen as party’s major outreach to different countries and a step to create awareness about the ruling party. BJP would also initiate party to party interactions in these countries. Several top BJP leaders have in the past visited China on the invitation of Chinese Communist party.
It is understood that Nadda apprised the envoys who attended the BJP’s foundation day ceremony at the BJP headquarters about about the structure, organization and history of the party.
More of such diplomatic interactions are on the card , said a BJP leader.
The meeting of Nadda with foreign envoys on BJP’s foundation day comes soon after the visit of Nepalese prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to the Deen Dayal Upadyay Marg office.
Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale BJP In-charge, Department of Foreign Affair, welcomed the dignitaries.
A day before the BJP President also met Russian ambassador to India Nikolay Rishatovich Kdashev.
RSS too had planned a similar outreach in the past and organized selective interactions with its functionaries with the foreign diplomats.