BJP’s Panna Pramukh Sammelan held at Shahpur for Kangra Parliamentary Constituency

Dharamshala, February 24, 2019: Union Minister of Shipping, Road, Transport and Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari while addressing the Panna Pramukh Sammelan of Kangra Parliamentary Constituency held at Chambi in Shahpur today said that the BJP is not a Party of a mother and a son or of a father and a son. He said that BJP is a Democratic Party where anyone can occupy a top post, as the Party belongs to common man. Union Minister said that Nationalism is in the soul of the BJP and development of the nation is our religion. He said, “ for each BJP worker, unity and integrity of India is the sole objective. it is only due to the commitment of the BJP worker that today BJP has become the biggest political organisation of the world.” Nitin Gadkari said that the BJP Government at the Centre during its almost five years of tenure has ensured that India emerges as a world power. Union Minister said that in order to ensure that this pace of development goes uninterrupted it was vital that Narendra Modi once again becomes Prime Minister of the Country. He said that the State had only 1706 km National Highway but due to the centre Government today the State has over 7000 km National Highways. He said that the previous Congress Government in the State even failed to prepare DPR of National Highways sanctioned for the State. Earlier in the morning ,Union Minister of Shipping, Road, Transport and Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari in presence of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur laid foundation stones of eight National Highway Projects for Himachal , worth Rs. 4459.24 crore near Gaggal airport of Dharamshala . Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that it was the unity of the Himachal Pradesh to organize first TriDev Sammelan in the State which resulted in formation of BJP Government in the State. He said that similarly the State once again took lead by organising the Panna Pramukh Sammelan in the country. He said that this was the fourth Panna Pramukh Samelan being organized in the State. Jai Ram Thakur said that it was for the first time that the nation saw a strong and dynamic leadership at the Centre. He said that the country was emerging as the World Power under the strong and vibrant leadership of Narendra Modi. Jai Ram Thakur urged the people of the State to give wholehearted support to the BJP so that the Nation gets a strong leadership in form of Narendra Modi. He said that this would also ensure that the pace of development in the State goes uninterrupted and unstopped. Former Chief Minister and MP Shanta Kumar while welcoming the Union Minister and the Chief Minister said that the present Central Government under the able and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was ensuring that Himachal Pradesh becomes front runner State of the country in matter of development. He said that the State had only 15 National Highways in the State, but today the State has 70 National Highways, which speaks of the benevolence of the Centre towards the State. He said that the new national highways sanctioned for the State would give big boost to the tourism development of the country. State BJP President Satpal Satti said that over 35,000 Panna Pramukh from Kangra Parliamentary area were participating in Sammelan. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kishan Kapoor, Urban Development Minister Sarveen Chaudhary, Agriculture Minister Dr Ramlal Markanda, Health Minister Vipin Parmar, Deputy Speaker Hansraj, Incharge of Himachal Pradesh Mangal Pandey, Incharge of the State for Lok Sabha Elections T.S.Rawat, Former MP Kripal Parmar, MLAs, Organisation Secretary Pawan Rana, Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of various Boards and Corporations, Former MLAs were present on the occasion.