Setting guidelines for the 2017 Assembly polls, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh said that party leaders should connect with people and apprise them of the good work being done by the NDA government in its 16 month rule.
“It is imperative for political parties to be in touch with ground realities. losing contact with the masses could mean a requiem for the party,” Singh told The Pioneer in lucknow on Friday.
He said that the BJP has expanded its base through membership drives. “The onus is now on the leaders to guide new members about policies and ideology of the party. They should inform the masses anout what the Modi government has done in the last 16 months to transform their lives,” Singh said.
“Whenever I meet workers, I ask them to go to masses. It is important for leaders and party workers alike to be in touch with people. These people are the source of first hand information about what is happening at the ground level,” he said.
later addressing party workers at Satsang Bhawan in Aishbagh, Singh said that in the last 16 months Modi government has launched schemes like Mudra bank, under which an entrepreneur could get a loan up to Rs 50,000 without any interest. “Our government has also launched ‘Jan Dhan Yojana’ and has extended social umbrella to the people by launching insurance scheme,” he pointed out.
The Union minister said that he has launched many welfare schemes through MP local Area Development fund. “Over 500 solar lights have been installed and development schemes have been launched across my parliamentary constituency of lucknow,” he said.
In another function in Aliganj where Singh inaugurated Dr DP Bora Marg, he said that the need of the hour was to honour the elderly people of our society. “They are the guiding light and should show the path to our youth,” Singh said.