UP mission 2017, BJP to launch Gram Swaraj Abhiyan on April 14

AGRA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to embark on it UP mission 2017 with the launch of a Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, christened ‘Gram Uday se Bharat Uday tak’, across 90,000 villages, covering around 57,000 gram panchayats, in the state from April 14.

The 10-day ‘abhiyan’, is being viewed as an attempt by the BJP to connect with the rural masses, with an eye on the assembly elections. The campaign would commence on April 14, which coincides with Dr B R Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, and would conclude April 24, the Panchayati Raj Diwas. As part of the programme, party workers and leaders with rural backgrounds would interact with farmers and tout achievements of the Modi regime.

BJP media in-charge UP, Manish Shukla said, “Party workers and leaders would visit assigned villages and apprise people of various Central government schemes like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojna, Pradhan Mantra Krishi Sichai Yojna, Soil Testing Card, Horticulture schemes, Animal husbandry and Fisheries projects, Crop cycle and Drip irrigation projects.”

Shukla said majority of farmers are unaware of the Central schemes meant for them and the campaign aims to make them aware and their benefits. Earlier these subsidies never used to reach the beneficiaries but things have changed since the formation of the Modi government”, he said. During the abhiyan, would also organise Samajik Samrasta Diwas in village slums to strengthen its rural base.

Talking to TOI, Purshotam Khandelwal, president of Brij area said around 5500 gram panchayats would be covered by them during this campaign. “We would tell the farmers about the benefits of schemes introduced by the Modi at chaupals and cormer meetings”, he said.

Khandelwal said every BJP worker, including ministers, MPs would join the campaign and 10 gram panchayats would be handled by one party worker/leader.