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Jharkhand BJP Marks Narendra Modi’s Birthday With Statewide Events

Jharkhand BJP Marks Narendra Modi’s Birthday With Statewide Events
Jharkhand BJP celebrates PM Modi’s birthday, organises ‘Ashirwad Ka Diya’ programme · theprint.in

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Jharkhand held events to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.

The events took place across the state on September 17.

Party members organised blood donation camps.

They also lit small earthen lamps at homes, temples and public places.

This lamp-lighting programme was called ‘Ashirwad Ka Diya’.

Aditya Sahu said the celebrations would continue for one month.

The events are also meant to mark Modi’s 25 years in public life.

Sanjay Seth gave assistive devices to people with disabilities at a separate programme.

Key facts

Organising party
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jharkhand unit
Main programme
‘Ashirwad Ka Diya’ lamp-lighting event
Blood donation
Camps were organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and planned to continue for three days
Celebration period
September 17 to October 17
Public-life milestone
Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public life
Assistive devices
1,391 devices worth approximately Rs 38 lakh
Beneficiaries
Persons with disabilities

Quotes

Babulal Marandi

Leader of the opposition in Jharkhand who praised Modi’s record

“He has done several impossible tasks during his regime as the PM, including abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and prohibition of ‘triple talaq’. Modi also eradicated terrorism and left-wing extremism from the country,”
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“It is a historic moment for the country. People are celebrating Vishwakarma Puja along with the birthday of Modi. A blood donation camp was organised today, which will continue for the next three days in different parts of the state,”
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