DEHRADUN
: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called Pauri Garhwal-resident Mohan Lal Bounthiyal, 75, and enquired about his health. Bounthiyal, a resident of Aeta village of the district, has been associated with the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later the
Jana Sangh
for decades. “I could not believe that the call was from the PMO until I heard Modi Ji’s voice. He took my name and enquired about my health. He asked me about the situation in Uttarakhand during this coronavirus outbreak,” said Baunthiyal.
Baunthiyal got the call from the PMO at around 8.30 am and the conversation went on for over a minute. “Modi Ji told me that he was speaking with all the veteran and elderly leaders of Jana Sangh era and was enquiring about their health. We talked about our meetings in Badrinath in 1998 and in Srinagar.” At that time, PM Modi was the organisation secretary of the BJP and Baunthiyal was in charge of the Srinagar seat.
Baunthiyal added, “I told Modi Ji that Uttarakhand is a Devbhoomi and everything is fine in the state. I congratulated him for the hard work he is putting in fighting against the coronavirus outbreak. In response, he said it was all due to the blessings of party veteran leaders who give him strength.”
After the call ended, Baunthiyal informed his friends of the saffron party and others in the village. Around noon, he found out that PM Modi had made a similar call to speak with 106-year-old BJP leader Narayan, who lives in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.
“Actions like these make PM Modi a mass leader,” said a gushing Baunthiyal.
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