A one-day training-cum review meeting of the state BJP leadership was held at the BJP office in Una on Wednesday. Party’s national co-organisation secretary Shiv Prakash which presided over the meeting, while former CM Jairam Thakur, Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur and other prominent party leaders were also present.
Una MLA Satpal Singh Satti said the closed-door meeting was part of the ongoing Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Mega Training Campaign of the national BJP. He said that the implementation of the BJP’s national programmes in the state and their impact was discussed during the meeting. The BJP leaders also discussed the party’s upcoming programs.
Earlier, the BJP leaders assembled at the Mahadev Temple in Kotla Kalan in Una to perform a yajna to celebrate PM Narendra Modi’s 12 years in power as he became the longest serving PM of the country. He had equalled Jawahar Lal Nehru’s record of 4,398 days as Prime Minister on Tuesday.
Later while addressing mediapersons, Jairam Thakur took a dig at the Congress, saying the party was divided into many factions and the Chief Minister was not the leader of the party, but of one faction within the Congress.
He said the spate of allegations and counter-allegations by the Congress leaders, including the CM, in public and on social media had put the party and the government on the back seat. He further alleged that development had come to a halt and lawlessness reigned supreme under the Congress’ tenure.
Meanwhile, Anurag hailed PM Modi for his untiring service to the nation, adding that Modi’s leadership had taken India to great heights on all fronts.
The Lok Sabha member said during the last 12 years, Modi had given a corruption-free governance and a decisive leadership even during testing times. India had grown in stature on the economic and global fronts during this period, he added.
