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BJP orders 15k sindoori red sarees for PM's Bhopal rally
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Bhopal: The BJP state unit has ordered 15,000 sindoori red sarees for the team that will welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Lokmata Ahilyabai Mahila Sashaktikaran Maha Sammelan at the Jambooree Maidan on Saturday.
The ruling party stated that Saturday's Maha Sammelan will be the first entirely women-oriented and organised function following the success of Operation Sindoor. From welcoming the PM at the venue to organising the function and police security, everything will be managed by women. Very few men, including those in police security, will be seen at the Jambooree Maidan venue on Saturday morning.
Over two lakh women self-help group members, beneficiaries of the Ladli Behna scheme, and women BJP workers from across the state will gather at the venue to listen to Modi's address.
After the embarrassing remark by tribal affairs minister Vijay Shah on Col Sofiya Qureshi, the party decided to feature her image along with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh's at the Maha Sammelan. Both women officers of the armed forces are already mascots at the state BJP office. Posters of Col Qureshi and Wing Commander Singh are displayed at the state BJP office, and now cut-outs of the two will adorn the venue or even the dais at Jambooree Maidan.
CM Mohan Yadav, BJP state chief VD Sharma, BJP state unit in-charge Mahendra Singh, and the state party organisational general secretary will be on the podium with Modi. The rest of the podium will be occupied by women ministers, MPs, and MLAs of the state. All women people's representatives have been asked to come to Bhopal for the function, which is being held to observe the 300th birth anniversary of the 18th-century queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
BJP state chief Sharma said, "We are fortunate that
PM Narendra Modi
is coming when we are celebrating the 300th birth anniversary of Devi Ahilyabai Holkar with over 2 lakh women self-help group workers. The party organisation is wholeheartedly working for the success of the function of the Mohan Yadav govt. We are ensuring that every woman worker of the party, right from the grassroots, gets to participate and support the govt function.
It will be a historic programme."
He further added that after Operation Sindoor, this would be the first
women empowerment
function to be addressed by the PM. On Tuesday, the state BJP called a meeting of its women functionaries at the party office. Over 2,000 women, led by cabinet minister Krishna Gaur and Bhopal mayor Malti Rai, attended the meeting and discussed the line-up for the women empowerment Maha Sammelan.
Speaking to TOI, BJP state spokesman Ajay Singh Yadav said, "This is an exclusive function for women and their empowerment after Operation Sindoor. The state unit is honoured that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the function on the 300th birth anniversary of Queen Ahilyabai Holkar, who was known for her able administrative competence. Lakhs of women from across the state will join the function to show their strength, and the women leadership of the state has been given the responsibility to organise the event.
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