Jammu, Oct 7: Jammu & Kashmir BJP general secretary (organisation) Ashok Kaul led “Meri Maati Mera Desh” Kalash Yatra in Siot block of Nowshera on Saturday.
He was accompanied by senior leader and district Prabhari Sanjay Baru, district president Neena Sharma besides other leaders.
Kaul earlier reached Nowshera as part of his tour to the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch districts.
With ‘Kalash’ (earthen pots) in hands which had the ‘Maati’ (soil) of different panchayats of Siot Mandal, Koul joined by other leaders passed through main areas and reached the BDO office Siot, where these pots were being collected.
A felicitation programme of three families of martyrs was also held at Bhaker community hall. Addressing the gathering, Kaul administered oath to the party activists to contribute in making India a developed nation; to free the society of the mentality of slavery; to conserve the rich heritage of the country and educate the people about its importance; to work towards strengthening Akhand Bharat mission and to share information related to duties of citizens and motivate them to abide by these duties.
He said that every activist would have to work wholeheartedly to fulfil the Panch Pran (five pledges) at every level, as suggested by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also appreciated the unparalleled work of the party activists in remote areas. Baru stressed upon the party activists to be cautious about the misleading campaign of the opposition parties to malign the image of BJP and asked them to put united efforts to defeat their nefarious designs. Neena Sharma briefed the meeting about the ongoing programmes and assured to put more efforts for strengthening the party at the lowest level while following the programmes of the party at every level.
Bal Krishan, BDC chairman, Siot spoke on the changing scenario in the region due to the implementation of various development and welfare schemes. The programme was organized by the BJP Mandal president Siot Madan Gopal and attended by senior leaders Captain Ramesh Kumar, Captain Bal Krishan, Thakur Randhir Singh, DDC Sunderbani Rajinder Sharma, BJYM state vice president Yuvraj Singh, BJYM district president Rajat Singh Chib, Tilak Raj Gupta besides others.