BJP national president J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said his party had transformed the culture of politics with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “report cards”. Promises made were fulfilled. “Whatever we said, we have done. We have also delivered what we did not pledge,” he said.
Mr. Nadda was addressing a gathering of BJP leaders and workers at B.M. Birla Auditorium here before the launch of a campaign seeking suggestions from people for the party’s manifesto for the Assembly election in Rajasthan.
“The Congress promoted a culture of making attractive promises, forgetting them after elections and then contesting the next polls with a new set of promises,” Mr. Nadda said, affirming that all of this had changed under the BJP’s rule at the Centre. “Report card politics” had ensured people’s welfare in the true spirit, he added.
Empower the poor
The BJP chief said Congress rule was synonymous with “loot, appeasement and corruption”, while his party intended to empower the poor and destitute, protect women, secure the future of the youth and spread prosperity amongst farmers. The BJP was serving the people with good governance and honest service, he said.
The purpose of soliciting people’s opinion was to set a target for the future through the election manifesto, rather than presenting it just as a political document, Mr. Nadda said before flagging off the raths (chariots) which will collect suggestions from the public. Fifty-one trucks converted into chariots will visit the tehsil headquarters in all districts to get suggestions.
A toll-free telephone number and a dedicated web portal for collecting suggestions were also launched on the occasion. Union Minister and convener of the BJP’s manifesto committee, Arjun Ram Meghwal, explained the process of getting ideas and suggestions from different sections of society and incorporating them into the document.
Among others, BJP in-charge for Rajasthan Arun Singh, BJP State president C.P. Joshi, former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore attended the programme.
