New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh today to mark the completion of two years of his government whereas the BJP plans to reach out to people to convey its achievements. The Prime Minister will also address four more rallies in Balasore, and one each in Rajasthan, Karnataka and Meghalaya later on.
Besides, senior union ministers including Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Suresh Prabhu, Najma Heptulla and JP Nadda and BJP functionaries will also be visiting different districts in Uttar Pradesh to ensure the reach of the government’s programmes at the ground level in the state which will go to polls next year.
Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani will be in Amethi today, the parliamentary constituency of Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi. She will inaugurate a health fair and distribute aid to the physically challenged in Amethi. In Tikermafi, she will address particpants at function organised in the IIIT complex and in Jagdeeshpur, she will pay a visit to the home of former minister Ram Lakhan Passi to meet his family and offer her condolences.
BJP patriarch and Lok Sabha member from Gandhinagar LK Advani would address party workers and citizens in Ahmedabad on May 26 as part of the celebrations.
On the eve of the government’s second anniversary, the Prime Minister chaired a meeting of Union Council of Ministers asking the ministerial colleagues to focus on carrying the initiatives taken by the dispensation to the grass roots.
‘Zara Muskura Do’
On May 28, the I&B Ministry will organise a talk show ‘Zara Muskura Do’ at the iconic India Gate in national capital to highlight the achievements of government. To host the five-hour long show, the Narendra Modi government has roped in Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan. The programme will comprise talk shows highlighting the achievements of two-year-old BJP-led NDA regime, interspersed with cultural programmes.
The main panel discussion before an audience will be held at India Gate and will be telecast live across the country on Doordarshan. Short documentaries will also be beamed at the panel discussion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also attend the event.
The party on Wednesday released seven handouts on the government's achievements in the past two years in various fields. The booklets, divided into seven themes, were released at an event attended by party chief Amit Shah.
Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a power-point presentation at the function, where Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu were also present.
BJP secretary Shrikant Sharma said that apart from Modi's Saharanpur rally, events will be held in 200 big cities during the development fortnight to be observed by the party. The BJP's elected representatives will stay in their respective constituencies to convey the government's works.
"In seats where there are no elected representatives of the BJP, its office-bearers and former MPs will reach out to the people," he said.
‘Vikas Parva’
During the 15-day long ‘Vikas Parva’, several Union Ministers, senior party leaders will hold rallies and press conferences in different parts of the country highlighting government’s achievements, he added.
Sitharaman said there was not a word of corruption against the government. "This is purpose-driven, performing government. The uncertainty is over. It is a responsive government," she said.
The handouts under the title "Mera desh badal raha hai, aage badh raha hai (my country is changing. It is progressing)" carry Modi's photograph on the front as also his quotes.
The government work has been divided under seven broad themes -- 'Building infrastructure for a modern and futuristic India', 'Empowering nari shakti', 'A new governance paradigm', 'Government of the firsts', 'Empowering the poor', 'Prosperous farmers for a prosperous India' and 'Unleashing an era of youth and development'.
As part of the party's plan to reach out to the people, Shah will address a press conference in the national capital while all union ministers will take part in programmes in different parts of the country.
