SHILLONG, Oct 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has kick-started its pre-poll campaign with back-to-back meetings of 55 mandal committees in Meghalaya.
Meghalaya will go to the assembly poll early next year.
The main agenda of the meet was to form booth-level committees to explore the possibilities of winning candidates in the upcoming election, BJP state president Ernest Mawrie said in a statement.
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The meetings witnessed a high number of attendees in areas like Mawkynrew, Pynursla,
Rambrai, Ampati, Salmanpara, Songsak, Chokpot, Jirang, Nongpoh and other mandals which were always considered as negligible or no presence for BJP in the past.
The party which had no candidates in Nongthymmai and Shillong East however witnessed hundreds of karyakartas joining it.
“Wherever the party feels the presence of more karyakartas and completion of booth level committees within the month of October a reverse model shall be applied in these constituencies by strengthening the organisation at the mandal and booth levels and it will field strong candidates to boost its chances of winning,” he said.
He added that the party will also strengthen its base in Garo Hills with new members joining the party constantly.
Mawrie further informed that BJP National President J.P Nadda is likely to visit Shillong soon and if so he will address the booth sammelan of various mandals in Shillong. The end of October has been set as a target time for formation of booth level committees all across the state.
A door-to-door campaign will be conducted raising awareness and the importance of voting the BJP into power.
BJP leaders during the mandal meet stated that the elections will be focused on several core issues related to teachers’ plight, vacancies in government jobs, discrepancies in central schemes and aid given to the state government.
“Our karyakartas shall tirelessly spread the message that with a central BJP rule the state can only develop best if the BJP is voted to power in Meghalaya too,” Mawrie said while adding, “This will help in the rapid development of the state. Central schemes and funds can be sought and utilized effectively for the state’s benefits.”
Besides this, he said mass awareness shall be raised against central welfare schemes whose names have been changed by the state government for its own political mileage. (NNN)
