BSP senior leader, retired Engineers, officers join BJP

BJP president, Ravinder Raina welcoming new entrants in party fold at Jammu on Friday. —Excelsior/Rakesh
BJP president, Ravinder Raina welcoming new entrants in party fold at Jammu on Friday. —Excelsior/Rakesh

BJP holds review meeting with Vistaraks

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 3: Social and political personalities led by senior State vice-president, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Tilak Raj Bhagat and others along with their supporters from Kathua district joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at party Headquarter here, today.
Joining ceremony was held in the presence of J&K BJP president, Ravinder Raina, BJP vice-president, Yudhvir Sethi, general secretary, Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal, Kathua district president Gopal Mahajan and other senior leaders of the party.
BJP office secretary, Tilak Raj Gupta, BJP media secretary, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, BJYM leader, Gourav Pargal and others were also present on the occasion.
T.R. Bhagat former Chief Engineer J&K, S.R. Galotra retired Joint Director Agriculture, B.M. Gupta retired Session Judge, J.R. Dogra, retired Chief Engineer including some retired Superintending engineers, Executive Engineer, bank managers and retired AEE joined the party.
Ravinder Raina, while welcoming the new entrants said that BJP has successfully gained the trust of common masses with the public oriented works and policies like Ayushman Card, increased old age pension, best Corona management in the world, providing free ration to more than 80 crore needy people. He said that BJP is the best platform to serve the nation and society with selfless efforts.
Raina said that Jammu has become only city which has got all the premier institutes like AIIMs, IIT, IIIM etc. and said that development works are progressing with unprecedented pace in the whole region. He also stressed on the landmark decisions taken for giving justice to all the communities of J&K to strengthen democracy.
He said that BJP is of the firm view that new entrants will give their best efforts for the development in the region without any prejudice, while they will work for the extension of the party activities in the region.
Yudhvir Sethi, who conducted the programme proceedings, stated that with the charisma of excellent works by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi people in large number are joining BJP.
Dr. Devinder Manyal said that under the strong leadership of PM Modi, India is on the course to become Vishav Guru.
Tilak Raj Bhagat assured the senior party leadership that he will work in accordance with the party principles.
Meanwhile, Ravinder Raina and BJP general secretary (Org), Ashok Kaul held a review meeting with whole timers (Vistaraks) here today.
Raina asked Vistaraks to lay stress on strengthening of the party and Kaul asked them to get party format filled during their visit to every booth. Pawan Sharma convener J&K State Vistarak Yojna, conducted the proceedings.