In the run-up to 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party kicked off its ‘Kamal Sandesh padyatra’ across the state on Saturday. In Lucknow, the yatra was being taken out in five Assembly segments of Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency. The yatra will conclude on December 15.
After the ‘Kamal Sandesh bike rally’, the padyatra is being organised with an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Senior BJP leaders, including ministers and members of the organisation, participated in the padyatra to spread awareness about achievements of the Modi and Yogi governments among people.
In the PM’s constituency of Varanasi, Minister of State for Information Neelkanth Tiwari led the padyatra.
In Lucknow, a leaflet titled ‘Lucknow heading towards world-class infrastructure’, showcasing efforts undertaken for the city’s development by Lucknow MP and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, was distributed among people. It contained information related to achievements of UP and Union governments and various schemes of both governments. It also threw light on different schemes and plans worth Rs 16,000 crore for the city’s development.
The padyatra is being taken out in all 80 Lok Sabha seats and it will go up to booth level. A total of 150 members have been allotted for each Assembly segment. Six groups, consisting of 25 members each, will visit each booth of every village to spread awareness related to UP and Central-sponsored schemes.
In Meerut, former state BJP chief Laxikant Vajpayee will lead the yatra for which a meeting was held in Shastrinagar pavilion. Convenor of west UP region Govind Chaudhary said that groups would be formed at booth level for the yatra to commence from December 1 to 15.
Lucknow city BJP chief Mukesh Sharma said that before starting the padyatra, a cleanliness drive was carried out on all starting points in all five Assembly segments of Lucknow.