BJP National Executive meeting: Amit Shah speaks about Kairana incidents, says atmosphere of violence prevailing in UP
Many Union Ministers and CMs of BJP-ruled states are also attending the meeting.
Ahead of the BJP's national executive meeting here, a meeting of the party's national office-bearers has begun on Sunday with party president Amit Shah chairing it.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived later in the day for the executive meeting, Shah, veteran leader Murli Manohar Joshi, party general secretaries Ram Madhav, Ram Lal and Bhupendra Yadav, national secretaries Siddharth Nath Singh and Shrikant Sharma and party spokesman Sambit Patra have already reached the city.
The national executive meet will set the agenda for the assembly elections in the state which are less than a year away. The two-day conclave will conclude tomorrow and will be followed by a rally to be addressed by Modi.
Several senior members of the Union cabinet and Chief Ministers of all the states ruled by the BJP are also likely to take part in the national executive meeting. "I would have called it as sounding the poll bugle for UP assembly polls but for PM Modi's rally in Saharanpur last month," said BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh yesterday. Posters have come up across the city displaying the header 'Mission 265 Plus' a term coined by Shah who has repeatedly exhorted workers to aim at achieving a thumping majority for the party in the 403-strong UP assembly.
BJP has brought several new faces to its national executive, the highlight being some former Congress leaders, including former Odisha Chief Minister and tribal leader Giridhar Gamang and saffron party leader KV Singh Deo, also from that state. Deo is a former state party chief. Himanta Biswa Sarma, who defected from Congress to BJP and played a key role in its big Assam win, and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, a new entrant to the saffron party, have also been inducted into the national executive.
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- PM Modi, ahead of the meeting visited the Allahabad HC museum. Here are the pictures.
Shah speaks about recent Mathura and Kairana incidents while attacking SP govt
-The State Govt is denying the existence of incidents itself, that shows the mindset. It is a serious issue
-Atmosphere of violence prevailing in UP
RS Prasad quotes Amit Shah's BJP national executive speech - Congress is getting increasingly weakened because of its repeated obstructions in the path of development.
BJP president Amit Shah at the meet:
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given decisive leadership to NDA govt in last two years
-Many Congress leaders leaving party
-Lack of development and governance in UP matter of serious concern
RS Prasad addresses media, says, "Two years of Modi government is "No corruption government". However, 10 years of Congress was full of corruption. Since Modi government came to power, India's growth rate has increased from 5.4 % to 7.6 %."
Amit Shah referred to Assam poll victory for BJP and the consequent creation of North East Democratic Alliance. "Gateway to the north east has been opened for BJP," said Shah.
National Executive meeting is underway. More pictures from the event:
- Video of PM Modi arriving at the venue of National office-bearers meeting.
- PM Modi at National officer bearers meeting.