Parliament scuffle: BJP calls for legal action, Congress rejects charges
The BJP and Congress traded charges over a scuffle between lawmakers of the two parties on the Parliament premises earlier on Thursday.
In view of upcoming assembly polls in Gujarat, the BJP is aiming to reach out to one crore people to seek suggestions for preparing party’s poll manifesto.
The party had launched the ‘Agrasar Gujarat’ (leading Gujarat) campaign on November 5.
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Talking to IANS, a top source in BJP said, “We are aiming to reach out to at least 1 crore people of Gujarat. We will reach out to every section of the society and seek their suggestion.
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The source also informed that townhalls will be organised separately for first time voters, women voters and senior citizen.
“Ministers will also carry ‘akansha peti’ (wish box) to know desires of the people of all category,” stated the party insider.
Meanwhile, as part of the outreach programme, Union Minister Piyush Goyal will meet working professionals of Surat, Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey will meet street vendors in Surat and industrial workers in Ankleshwar.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya will meet first time voters in Ahmedabad. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra will meet media professionals.
Union Ministers Anurag Thakur, Arjun Munda, Smriti Irani, Parushotam Rupala and other leaders will also participate in the outreach programme.
(With inputs from IANS)
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