BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday that attempts were being made to disturb the social fabric in the society in state and it has become necessary to stop the campaign against the BJP's ideology. Chouhan, while addressing a programme organised to mark the centenary year of party's founder member, late Kushabhau Thakre, announced to set up a training institute for BJP workers in his name.
"Today there are many such elements in the society, in many areas, who want to break the society and there is a systemic campaign against our ideology in Madhya Pradesh. So, in this 'Sangathan Parv' (strengthening of organisation), we should involve full-time workers and work in areas where such disinformation is being spread so that the facts are known to all," said Chouhan without naming any political party.
He further said that the birth centenary celebration of Thakre is a golden opportunity for the BJP to develop the government and the organisation as a model in the county. "There should be proper coordination between the government and the organization. We are doing many experiments through participation of workers in the government programmes so that government schemes should reach to the bottom in a proper way through the workers."
The chief minister said that the government will further take up the work of the training institute being set up in the name of Kushabhau Thakre and develop it for the party workers so that they could be trained. He said, his (Thackre's) sacrifice, penance and virtuous thoughts will always inspire and guide the workers for the service of the nation and society.
BJP state president Vishnu Dutt Sharma said that programmes will be held all over the state throughout the year during the birth centenary celebrations. "During Vistarak programme (to expand the party's ideology), 10,000 workers will work for 10 hours for continuous 10 days in the state. Party officials and workers will travel up to the booth level. A series of lectures based on the personality and work of Thakre ji will be organised throughout the year," said Sharma.
Top party leaders including national joint general secretary Shiv Prakash, state in-charge P Murallidhar Rao, national general secretary Kailash Vijayavargiya, union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, chief whip in Lok Sabha Rakesh Singh, former chief minister Uma Bharti were present during the launching of the birth centenary celebrations of Thakre, among others.
An exhibition focused on Thakre was also inaugurated in the BJP state head office on Monday. BJP offices across the state also held recitation of "Sunder Kand" to mark the occasion.
