Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked BJP workers to strengthen and expand the party with the motto of ‘nation first’ and said its mission is to work for the country. Modi was addressing the first meeting of the BJP’s new set of national office-bearers, during which the party also passed a resolution thanking him for reforms in the agriculture sector, his able leadership in the effective handling of the Covid-19 situation, and the stand taken by the government amid the India and China standoff.
BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav said at a press conference, “We (the party) congratulate the Prime Minister for increasing the prices of nine products by farmers by creating an agricultural law. Winning the Bihar Assembly, the Prime Minister congratulated the party on the success of the Jammu and Kashmir local body elections.”
During the meeting, which was chaired by BJP chief J.P. Nadda, Prime Minister Modi told party leaders to take the benefits of the new farm laws to the people. The meeting was inaugurated by Modi and it started by paying tribute to those who lost their lives due to the coronavirus.
A political resolution was also passed to thank the PM for his agricultural reforms and able handling of the pandemic. BJP vice president Raman Singh said, “The resolution also highlights the Garib Kalyan Yojana during the pandemic, comprehensive budget and diligent handling of the situation on the Line of Actual Control with China.”
Earlier, BJP general secretary Arun Singh informed, “During the course of the meet, discussions will be held on farm laws, Aatmanirbhar Bharat and upcoming state polls.”
The meeting, which was also attended by BJP state unit presidents, assumes significance as it came amid the fierce protests by a section of farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh against the three new farm laws. The farmer union leaders have been stepping up their attack on the Modi government over the issue over the months.
The BJP is also preparing for Assembly polls in five states, including West Bengal, which is being eyed by the saffron party as its next big prize in its bid to expand its footprint across the country.
The new national official-bearers were appointed last year after Nadda took over as party president, but no physical meeting could be held so far due to the pandemic.
Nadda in the concluding speech for the meeting added, “BJP workers take up programs to increase the income of farmers in tribal areas across the country. The Opposition is working to spread the illusion that the GST was not implemented by the Modi government. The Opposition is silent on the Ram temple. The Congress opposes the vaccine. It has gone into darkness.”