For a change rather delivering speeches and distributing sweets the district unit of the BJP took to streets to clean dirt and garbage in the hot and humid weather at different locations to observe the party’s 35th foundation day. Taking a leaf out of Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi thrust on cleanliness campaign across the country, BJP’s East Singhbhum district unit and its youth wing BJP Yuva Morcha on Monday launched cleanliness drive.
In the leadership of party’s district president Nandji Prasad party workers cleaned the five decade old MGM Medical College and Hospital at Sakchi on Monday for nearly two hours. Wielding shovels and brooms party activists spread across the State-owned heal hub to clear up garbage, filth and dirt spread in different parts of the hospital and placed the garbage in dust bins with information to MGM Hospital superintendent R.Y Choudhary to clean the garbage from dust bins.
“It is an important day for us and we wanted to spread the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of clean India. We wanted to send a message to the society that our party activists do not only believe in mere speeches. We wanted to serve a lesson to out ,” said Nandji Prasad. He said that the initiative will also inspire other political outfits to take such steps. Apart from MGM Medical College and Hospital, BJP activists including party members from Sakchi block cleaned the Sitaramdera bus terminus. The party members also cleaned the Sakchi town bus private stands.
BJP yuva morcha members led by its president Ratan Mahto cleaned areas outside Tatanagar Station for nearly an hour. latter in the evening BJP celebrated its foundation day today at Jugsalai. In this connection functions were held across the city by the party.
While congratulating the party activists on the occasion, Prasad spoke about the circumstances that led to formation of BJP. He said the BJP achieved the distinction of being the largets political party in the country. The party that came into being April 6, 1980 has given a new direction to the country. He asked the party activists to take a solemn pledge on this day to reach the masses with the ideology and principles of the party to mobilise their opinion in its favour.
District spokesperson, Anil Modi said the BJP is party with difference and it will not allow the implementation of anti national policies. He said that the membership drive of the party in the district has been successful and he thanked party workers.