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Bihar BJP Plans Month-Long Events for Modi Birthday
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar is planning activities for Narendra Modi’s birthday.
The events will begin on September 17 and continue for about a month.
People who receive government benefits will be invited to light lamps at home.
The party’s youth wing will organise blood donation drives.
Music and theatre performances will take place in villages and towns.
A torch-and-vehicle march will be held on October 7.
On October 17, many elected representatives will gather and sing all six stanzas of “Vande Mataram.”
The party also wants workers to spend at least 25 minutes helping their communities.
The Bihar BJP will hold programmes from September 17 to October 17 for Narendra Modi’s birthday and 25 years in public office.
Beneficiaries of government schemes will light earthen lamps at home on September 17 under the ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’ programme.
The BJP youth wing will organise blood donation drives, while cultural performances will be staged across Bihar.
A ‘Seva Jyoti Yatra’ on October 7 will use torches and vehicles travelling from villages to district headquarters.
The party expects about 1.25 lakh elected representatives to attend an October 17 gathering and attempt a Guinness World Records-recognised singing event.
- Who
- The Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by state president Sanjay Saraogi, is organising the programmes.
- What
- A month-long series of birthday, public-service, cultural, welfare-outreach and record-attempt events for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Where
- Across Bihar, including villages, towns, district headquarters and a designated venue for the October 17 gathering.
- When
- The programmes are scheduled from September 17 through October 17; the announcement was made on September 8.
- Why
- The party says the events will mark Modi’s birthday, commemorate 25 years in public office and highlight his long service to the nation.
Key facts
- Organiser
- Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Main dates
- September 17 to October 17
- Birthday event
- ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’ on September 17 at 7 pm
- Public-service milestone
- The party says October 7 will mark Modi’s 25 years in public office
- Expected gathering
- Around 1.25 lakh elected representatives on October 17
- Record attempt
- Singing all six stanzas of “Vande Mataram,” evaluated by Guinness World Records adjudicators
- Additional outreach
- Blood donation drives, Anganwadi outreach, ‘Seva Setu Abhiyan’ and social-media stories from beneficiaries
Quotes
Sanjay Saraogi
Bihar BJP state president who announced the campaign plans
“An ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’ programme will be held at 7 pm on September 17, during which beneficiaries of central and state government schemes will light earthen lamps at their homes to express gratitude to the prime minister and bless him on his birthday”
theprint.in
“On October 7, the party will organise a ‘Seva Jyoti Yatra’ to mark Modi’s 25 years in public office. Torches and vehicles of uniform design will travel from villages and converge at district headquarters”
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