Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 9: The ongoing membership drive of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is witnessing large number of people belonging to the Gujjar and Bakerwal communities coming forward to get themselves enrolled as members and contribute in strengthening the party in the State.
This was said by BJP spokesperson, Balbir Ram Rattan, while discussing the requirements and laid down procedure for becoming active member of the party with the State office bearers of BJP Scheduled Tribe (ST) Morcha at party Headquarter, here, today.
These State office bearers of the Morcha, including State president and his team, are getting active membership to enable themselves to take part in the party’s organizational elections at Booth, Ward, Mandal, district and State level.
Balbir Ram informed the office bearers that the BJP has a healthy tradition of inner democracy, wherein the party holds elections after every three years and the ongoing membership is the first step in this direction. He further told them that an activist of the party who is active for at least three years and registers 100 primary members with the party can become active member. He advised them to maintain record of every activity of their Morcha and also get themselves acquainted with the schemes meant for the welfare of the STs in particular and educate the members of their community about the same.
BJP ST Morcha State president, Haroon Choudhary, said that Gujjars and Bakerwals in every district of the State are full of enthusiasm to be part of the party and work for it in the interest of the nation and the community. He assured that the Morcha would register double the number of members than it had last time.
Prominent among those who were present in the meeting included vice-presidents, Choudhary Mukhtiar Ahmed and Mohammed Iqbal, State general secretary, Hassan Sardar, State secretary Mohammed Shafi, Morcha members Shaimp Din, Makhan Din, Abdul Gani, Khalid Hussain, Mohammed Yaqub, Mohammed Masoom and Mohammed Hanief.
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