To counter the INDIA bloc’s upcoming rally at Delhi’s Ram Lila Maidan, the union ministers have finalized their strategy in its political response. As a part of the nationwide campaign, the saffron party has decided to deploy its top leaders to take over the streets. The campaign is tittled, ‘Save Democracy and End Anarchy march’- aims to engage voters directly and explain that the SIR exercise is a cleanup drive to ensure only eligible citizens vote.
According to sources in the know, senior BJP leaders and union ministers will conduct padyatras to present facts regarding the SIR process directly to the public. Chief ministers and other prominent party figures will also lead these public outreach efforts.
The campaign will begin from Uttar Pradesh where Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lead the yatra, padyatra in Lucknow, while Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will lead the march in Shimla.
The next day Hyderabad will witness the footmarch. On November 5th, Haryana’s Karnal will be the state where BJP Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will lead the march.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior Union ministers will lead padyatras to address opposition allegations of vote theft in the context of SIR. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will also lead the marches in their respective states.
The campaign involves organizing foot march at every district headquarters with a target of 10,000 participants at each event.
BJP leader Nitin Navin has formed a team to oversee the campaign. The responsibility for coordinating the events have been entrusted to Tarun Singh, Bhupendra Yadav, Harish Dwivedi and Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Through these marches, the party aims to raise awareness about the electoral rolls, integrity of the electoral rolls, the SR process and the importance of democratic values.
This move by the BJP comes at a time when the central government has been witnessing protests across India over irregularities in SIR and demanding resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.