Mangaluru, Apr 19: The Dakshina Kananda district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday celebrated the party becoming the world’s largest political party as its membership swelled over 10 crore. Bursting crackers and distributing sweets to the general public near the party office marked the celebrations.
Chikkamagaluru MLA and national co-convener of the BJP membership drive C.T. Ravi led the celebrations. Addressing the members, he said that the numbers crossed 10 crore on Saturday thereby making BJP not only India’s largest political party, but also the world’s. The party has surpassed the Communist Party of China, which has 8.6 crore members, he claimed.
Mr. Ravi attributed the success of the membership drive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah as well as members of the party. He said the party has been achieving its goal, may it be the Lok Sabha elections, where it surpassed the target of 272 seats by winning 282 seats or the membership drive.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is another pet project of the Prime Minister, wherein over 11.5 crore new bank accounts have been opened. The Atal Pension Yojana would be launched soon, he added.
Supporting the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, Mr. Ravi said the Bill aimed at offering more benefits to farmers. The Ordinance provides for payment of compensation equivalent to four times of the market value, he said. The Congress is misleading the country, he alleged.
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