VARANASI: In a show of strength in the run-up to the 2022 assembly elections in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fixed a target of assembling two lakh people at the proposed public meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mehdiganj, a village at the beginning point of the newly constructed ring-road phase-2 package-1 on October 25.
Not only the district administration on Saturday finalized the venue of the PM’s public meeting at Mehdiganj, where he will also inaugurated projects of over Rs 5,233 crores, the BJP office-bearers convened a meeting of party cadres from all the eight assembly areas of district to assign them targets for bringing the crowd.
Talking to TOI after finalization of Mehdiganj site, district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said, “The beginning point of ring-road phase-2 package-1 is at Mohansarai. Just 200m away from this point, we have finalized the venue for the PM's proposed public meeting. With the decision taken on Saturday, the work of clearing the ground has also started for installing giant tents.”
On the other hand, the state co-in charge of BJP Sunil Oza and Kashi region unit president Mahesh Chand Srivastava convened a meeting with office-bearers of district, city, divisional and ward units of the party at the circuit house.
The Kashi region spokesman of BJP, Navratan Rathi said that during the meeting, the office-bearers of each of eight assembly areas of the district were assigned the task of gearing up preparations for the rally. Office-bearers of each assembly area have been given the task of bringing a minimum 25,000 supporters and people at the public meeting.
However, the timing of the meeting has not been finalized. Officials said that the PM will also visit Siddharthnagar on October 25. The itinerary to make it clear whether the PM will come to Varanasi after visiting Siddharthnagar or will go there after addressing the public meeting here has yet not been received, they added.
As per the list finalized by the district administration, 32 completed projects, including the ring-road phase-2 package-1, of Rs 5233.87 crores will be inaugurated by the PM during the meeting here.
