Celebrations by BJP on PM b’day, CM distributes gifts; 71 lamps lit

Lucknow: Prayers, blood donation camps, food and medicine distribution among the poor by BJP functionaries marked the 71st birthday celebration of PM Narendra Modi on Friday.
Keen to harp on Modi’s popularity, senior party leaders, including chief minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP vice-president and UP in charge Radha Mohan Singh, UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and state general secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal left no stone unturned in making PM’s birthday celebrations a public spectacle.
While Yogi distributed gifts and sweets to differently-abled children, Swatantra Dev first reached Hanuman Setu temple in Lucknow on Friday morning and lit 71 lamps. He then participated in programmes organized under the service and dedication campaign in Prayagraj. A film based on the “sacrifice and struggle” of Modi was also screened. Describing Modi as a “supreme patriot” and “pride” of Indians, Singh said, the PM Modi was synonymous with popularity.
“It is a matter of pride that the leadership of the country is in the hands of PM Modi, who has dedicated his life to make India strong and prosperous,” he said, adding dreams of Deendayal Upadhyay are being fulfilled by the Modi government. He said, under the leadership of PM, welfare and interests of the villages, poor, farmers, dalits, victims, exploited and deprived are on priority.
Singh said, the motto of ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ became the mantra of BJP only under PM’s guidance. He appealed to every party worker to take inspiration from Modi’s life while discharging duty in nation building.
While Radha Mohan Singh reached Mathura, Bansal participated in various social service programmes in Meerut. Felicitating farmers and soldiers, Singh said, Modi was not just a PM but also a “social reformer” who takes up issues of public interest and solves them with people’s cooperation. He cited Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Beti Bacho Beti Padhao and Namami Gange as some of the key programmes undertaken by the Modi government. Meanwhile, party workers also gathered at UP BJP office and took a pledge to take up various social and environmental issues.