National President and State in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Vinod Kandari said that a ‘Yuva Sadasya Yuva Mitr’ campaign will be launched from July 23 to join the youths of the state together. During the drive more than 50,000 youths will be made members. Moreover, office-bearers of half-a-dozen committees of BJYM would also be declared, he added.
Addressing the press on Saturday, Kandari said that on the membership drive would be started across the country occasion of the Jayanti of Martyr Chandrashekhar Azad. In Raipur, the campaign would be launched from Shaheed Smarak Bhawan. BJP National secretary Punam Mahajan would specially be present on the occasion, he added. He said that a meeting of the BJYM state working committee has been convened at Niranjan Dharamshala Raipur on July 29-30, in which discussion would be held on further strengthening of BJYM and its participation in the election. On being asked about the assistance to the Uttarakhand disaster victims, he said that the role of BJYM was praiseworthy there also. On Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the BJYM leader said that he (Rahul) was away from the country at the time of the disaster and then paid a surprise visit to Uttarakhand and returned.