BJP’s mega plans for PM Modi’s 71st birthday

The BJP has planned various activities and programmes to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday on Friday. Main focus is to a mega public outreach. The BJP will celebrate ‘Seva aur Samarpan Abhiyan’ from September 17 to October 7, the day PM Modi was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the first time in 2001. During which party workers will reach out to people of different sections. Various programmes have been lined up during this period.

To mark the special occasion, the party high command has instructed the cadre to achieve the milestone of delivering 15 million vaccines in a single day, organise health and blood donation camps, distribute rations to the poor and e-auction the gifts and mementoes received by the PM. On Friday, BJP president JP Nadda will also inaugurate a photo exhibition to mark the completion of 20 years of Modi’s political journey. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya called for a major push to the vaccination drive on Friday, saying it would be the perfect gift for Modi on his birthday. “Tomorrow is the birthday of our beloved prime minister, let’s do #VaccineSeva by helping all unvaccinated people including their loved ones, family members and all sections of the society by getting them vaccinated. This would be a birthday gift for the prime minister,” he said in a tweet.

Kisan Morcha will organise ‘Kisan Samman Diwas’ wherein 71 farmers and 71 youngsters will be felicitated. Mahila Morcha will honour 71 women corona warriors who provided their services during the pandemic. As part of the campaign, the ministry of culture has organised an e-auction of gifts and mementoes received by the PM. “The memorabilia includes sports gear and equipment of the medal-winning Olympians and Paralympians, a replica of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Char Dham, Rudraksh Convention Centre, models, sculptures, paintings, angavastras among others,” the ministry said in a statement. All proceeds from the e-auction will go to the Namami Gange Mission, which aims to conserve and rejuvenate Ganga.