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Manpreet Badal calls BJP vice-president role 'a test, not reward'
A man named Manpreet Singh Badal got a new, important job in a big political group in India called the BJP.
The job is called national vice-president.
Mr. Badal used to be in charge of money for the state of Punjab.
He said this new job is not a prize, but a test.
He said he hopes God helps him do well in this test.
He said thank you to the leaders who gave him this job, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP also gave new jobs to other people, like Smriti Irani and Ram Madhav.
Mr. Badal hopes his party will win the next election in Punjab.
He said the party will bring new jobs for young people.
He thinks jobs will help young people stay away from drugs.
Manpreet Singh Badal, former Punjab finance minister, was appointed as one of the new BJP national vice-presidents.
Badal said the responsibility is 'not a reward but a test' and that he accepts it with great humility.
He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president Nitin Nabin for their trust.
The BJP overhauled its national team, inducting Smriti Irani as general secretary and Ram Madhav as vice-president.
Badal expressed hope for a 'double-engine' government in Punjab after assembly elections due early next year.
- Who
- Manpreet Singh Badal, former Punjab finance minister, along with several other new faces appointed by the BJP.
- What
- Badal was appointed as BJP national vice-president and described the role as 'not a reward but a test'.
- Where
- Badal spoke to reporters in Bathinda, Punjab; the announcement came from the BJP's national leadership.
- When
- The appointment was announced on Monday, with the report dated August 17.
- Why
- The BJP overhauled its national team ahead of Punjab assembly elections due early next year.
Key facts
- Appointee
- Manpreet Singh Badal
- New role
- National vice-president, BJP
- Previous role
- Punjab finance minister
- BJP president
- Nitin Nabin
- Other key appointments
- Smriti Irani (general secretary), Ram Madhav (vice-president)
- Other new vice-presidents
- Varshaben Narendrabhai Doshi, Bharti Pravin Pawar, Lal Singh Arya, M Nagaraja, Madhuchandra Kar
- Punjab elections
- Due early next year
- Location of remarks
- Bathinda, Punjab
Quotes
Manpreet Singh Badal
Former Punjab finance minister and newly appointed BJP national vice‑president
“I realise that this responsibility is not a reward but a test, and may the Almighty grant me success in this test. I accept this responsibility with great humility.”
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