Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 15: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), vice-president, Yudhvir Sethi today asked party workers and leaders to gear up for Panchayat polls which he said will pave the way for strengthening democratic institutions and empowering people at grass root levels.
The elected Panchayats not only decentralise powers but will also make people partners in developmental activities, Sethi added.
He was addressing a well attended party workers from district and mandal level of Kalakote, Nowshera and Sunderbani area of district Rajouri today wherein the BJP leader also reviewed election preparedness of party cadres for coming Panchayat polls.
Going by the words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yudhvir Sethi said that true essence of democracy lies in empowering people at grass root level and these elections will do that work for people of Jammu and Kashmir State.
Asking party cadres of all frontal organisations of BJP including, Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), to reach out to masses, the BJP leader said these elections will become basis for 2019 Lok Sabha elections for which party must do its best. Pointing towards exit polls of Gujarat and Himachal, Yudhvir Sethi said the victory trend is continuing and people are rejecting divisive and corrupt forces.
These trends show that people want credible Governments that could take them along. He asked party cadres to ensure that each and every booth level worker is educated about election processes irrespective of cast, creed, region or religion. Yudhvir Sethi said encouraged party workers at booth level to listen to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s popular radio talk ‘Mann Ki Baat’ which gives insight about many issues and guides masses to work in that direction.
He asked party cadres to prepare for Panchayats polls keeping an eye on next Parliamentary elections.
BJP vice president, Rajni Sethi asked party works and leaders to encourage cadres to remember Pt. Prem Nath Dogra, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Pt Deen Dayal Upadhaya, Dr. Bheem Rao Ambedkar on their days and also celebrate party’s Stapana Diwas Foundation Day with great enthusiasm.
Som Dutt Sharma, BJP district president, Nowshera, Ganesh Kumar, district president, BJP SC Morcha, Capt. (retd) Ramesh, Tilak Raj Gupta, Sanjay Kumar, Sardari, Ashok Kumar Verma, Mull Raj Sharma, Mahinderpal, Rakesh Kumar, Bodh Raj and others.
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