VARANASI: In the wake of the opposition parties derailing a bill to implement women’s reservation in Parliament, the BJP and its women’s wing, Bharatiya Janata Mahila Morcha, have begun holding Mandal-level meetings to mobilise over 50,000 women for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Kashi on April 28.Several meetings have been held to hammer out a strategy to expose opposition parties for blocking the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament and making people aware of their “anti-women face”. Modi is likely to reach the city on April 28 and leave the city next morning.BJP Kashi regional unit president Dilip Singh Patel told TOI, “We had a meeting of office-bearers under state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh on Sunday evening, in which plans were finalised to complete preparations to make the proposed visit of PM Modi to his parliamentary constituency on April 28.”The women’s wing has been tasked with mobilising over 50,000 women for the event. As part of this, it began Mandal-level meetings on Monday across 20 Mandal units in Varanasi district and 12 city units. The 20 district units cover five assembly areas, while the 13 city units cover three. The agenda was to finalise dates for a booth-level public outreach campaign and plan logistics. Venues for gathering in each Mandal unit before marching to the public meeting at BLW were also discussed, Patel said.Addressing office-bearers of the Kashi region, district, city, mandal units and BJMM on Sunday evening, Singh discussed preparations for the proposed event. Noting that PM Modi’s event will focus on women’s empowerment, he assigned BJMM the responsibility of making it a success. BJMM office-bearers were asked to carry out their duties with discipline, dedication and commitment.Singh said Modi has taken several historic steps since 2014 for women’s empowerment, self-reliance and greater social and political participation. He called every programme of the PM inspiring for the nation and said the April 28 event will showcase women’s capability.Calling upon Matrishakti, he said that they should engage in preparations with organisational strength and dedication, so that this programme can send a message across the country that India’s women are fully capable of leading.
