Gandhinagar, Sep 3 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has said that repeated attempts by opponents to obstruct development, spread misleading propaganda and make indecent remarks had not weakened public trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
Patel made the remarks on Wednesday at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state-level workshop in Gandhinagar ahead of the party’s ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, scheduled from September 17 to October 17 to mark “PM Modi completing 25 uninterrupted years as a head of government”.
“Despite attempts by opponents to obstruct the country’s development, spread misleading propaganda and make indecent remarks, public faith in PM Modi’s leadership remains intact,” the Chief Minister said.
He added that the continued public support was linked to the positive changes and work carried out across different sectors.
“Today, under PM Modi’s leadership, India’s influence is being felt across the world,” Patel said.
He added that PM Modi had provided leadership over the past 25 years that made citizens proud, first as Gujarat Chief Minister and later as the country’s Prime Minister.
He also linked Gujarat’s current development trajectory to the foundations laid during PM Modi’s tenure as Chief Minister, saying the state’s development journey continued under his direction.
“Gujarat today is a leader in financial discipline and the first choice for investors,” Patel said.
The Chief Minister urged BJP workers to take information about the work carried out by BJP governments in the state and at the Centre to the people as part of the campaign.
The Seva Sankalp Abhiyan will run for a month from September 17, PM Modi’s birthday.
The state-level workshop was held to discuss the campaign’s programmes and their organisation across Gujarat.
State BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma chaired the workshop, which was attended by State BJP In-charge Tarun Chugh, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, national campaign team zone in-charge Ashish Shelar and state organisation general secretary Ratnakar.
Patel’s remarks came as the BJP prepares a series of public-participation programmes for the campaign.
According to the party, these include activities at booth level, school competitions, programmes at Anganwadi centres, marches carrying ‘Seva Jyoti’, exhibitions, street plays and an innovation challenge for young people, students, start-ups, professionals and grassroots innovators.
Ratnakar said beneficiary families would light lamps at every booth under the ‘Ashirwad No Divdo’ programme. The campaign will also include a collective pledge for ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.
A bike journey carrying water collected from Gujarat’s holy rivers will travel from Vadnagar to Varanasi for an offering at Kashi Vishwanath, with Ganga water to be brought back to Vadnagar for an offering at Hatkeshwar Mahadev.
The campaign will also feature a large ‘human rangoli’ at major public places and activities intended to communicate government welfare schemes and development work to beneficiaries and the wider public.
–IANS
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