Street plays, flash mobs: How BJP plans to woo public, ‘expose’ AAP

FROM NUKKAD nataks to flash mobs, the Delhi BJP will use various media to take Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “message of development” to the public on the one hand, even as it seeks to expose the “corruption and misrule of the Arvind Kejriwal government” through them on the other.

According to Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, 8,000 street performances will be presented by 163 teams of artistes across the city starting next month.

“Along with nukkad nataks, we will be using puppet shows, magic shows, poetry recitals, music bands, and flash mobs to take the beneficial schemes and achievements of the Modi government to the public... they will also expose the corruption and misrule of the Kejriwal government,” Sachdeva said.

“Street plays influence every section of society... Since Delhi is a cosmopolitan city, we are also including some shows in English and regional languages. This cultural campaign will commence on May 1 in the presence of senior party leaders,” he added.

Anuj Sharma, Chief Member of the Street Play Committee, said 163 teams trained by the National School of Drama, including many artistes associated with Ramlilas, will present over 8,000 shows of these street plays in Delhi between May 1 and May 23 in major markets, unauthorised colonies, slums and villages among other locations.

According to Sachdeva, on Sunday, the party would organise a grand event around devotional singer Hansraj Raghuvanshi who, through his performance, would convey “the message of a developed India”.