With Lok Sabha elections inching closer, the State BJP has planned an array of programmes to woo voters. Party leaders, cadres and members at booth and panchayat levels have been assigned tasks at to create ‘Modi magic’ ahead of elections. Starting with this, the state BJP has asked party leaders to make PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Man Ki Baat’ a grand success which will be telecast on February 24. The ‘Man Ki Baat’ is likely to be last one in the series of the PM, through which he addresses the people on All India Radio, DD National and DD News.
BJP MLA from Gumla and party spokesperson, Shiv Shankar Oroan said, “The February 24 session will be the last ‘Man Ki Baat’, which the PM will address.
The party leaders and cadres have been asked to make the programme successful. The function will be held at booth and panchayat levels with directions to party leaders to attend at least 30 minutes session. Instructions have been issued to bring beneficiaries of centre schemes to attend ‘Man Ki Baat’” The ‘Man Ki Baat’ programme was first aired on October 3, 2014 and since then the PM has address 52 ‘Man Ki Baat’ session. The last ‘Man Ki Baat’ session will 53rd session.
Apart from making ‘Man Ki Baat’ a grand success, the State BJP has also decided to make the ongoing ‘Kamal Jyoti ‘programme a mega event. Under the Kamal Jyoti Vikash Abhiyan, party members have been asked to illuminate lotus lamp.
On February 26, a mega function under ‘Kamal Jyoti’ will be held where party leaders will illuminate lamps at panchayats, block and district level. Union Ministers, State Ministers, MPs, MLAs, presidents of different morchas and cells have been asked to illuminate lamp at any important places. BJP poll symbol-shaped lotus lamps were to be given to the beneficiaries of various Government schemes in the State.
Oroan said, “The government in last four and half years had initiated various schemes for poor, we have to inform people about such schemes.” Some of schemes of Modi government includes, Ujjwala which is providing gas connections to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, Jan Dhan Yojana encouraging women to get bank accounts, Mudra scheme promoting small entrepreneurship, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana promoting saving for future of girl child, Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojna (PMAY), aiming to achieve ‘Housing For All’ (HFA) by 2022, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) which is the idea of electrifying every village and Ayushman Bharat Yojana under which nearly 10 crore economically backward families are entitled to Rs 5 lakh medical insurance.
The BJP’s February plans also includes Prime Minister Modi’s video conferencing on February 28, where he will interact with the people directly. The State BJP is also working mechanism so that
Modi also interacts with people from State. On March 3, the BJP will hold a motor cycle rally in all Vidhan Sabha areas.