Shah, Nadda, Yogi to join BJP campaign for MCD
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to kickstart its campaign for the municipal election with 14 road shows on Sunday, and will hold one or more road shows everyday till the last day of campaigning, party workers said on Thursday. Union home minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath are among the star campaigners for the election scheduled on December 4, they added.
Shah will be in Delhi from November 19 to 21 to campaign for the election, senior BJP leaders said, adding his entire schedule has not been finalised.
The BJP, which is hoping to win a fourth term in the municipal corporation, has prepared a list of around 40 star campaigners, including chief ministers of Bjp-ruled states such as Pushkar Singh Singh Dhami, Jairam Thakur and Manohar Lal Khattar. Around 10 Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, and Giriraj Singh are also on the lost, leaders said.
“We will hold 14 road shows on November 20. We are in the process of finalising the plan. Each roadshow will cover around 2-3 municipal wards,” said Kuljeet Chahal, Delhi BJP general secretary.
Apart from road shows, the party is also planning to hold public meetings, which will be addressed by senior party leaders, including union ministers, in all 250 wards. The total number of civic wards in the national capital was reduced from 272 to 250 in October following the reunification of the three municpal
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BJP’S ‘charge sheet’ against AAP
The BJP on Thursday released a “charge sheet” against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, accusing the party of failing to deliver on its poll promises and “ruining” the city.
BJP MLA and leader of the opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said, “Kejriwal has not fulfilled any of the promises-- whether regarding improving schools and health facilities or providing better public transport.” A spokesperson of AAP declined to comment on the issue.