New Delhi: The Indian government under the leadership of Modi brought back 75 per cent of “stolen heritage” to India — this is what a display at the BJP’s mega exhibition at Delhi’s NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council) Convention Centre claims.
The first of its kind exhibition, inaugurated by BJP president J.P. Nadda, highlights the ‘achievements’ and milestones of the party and coincides with its national executive meeting, which began Monday at the convention centre.
The themes of the exhibition included vishwa guru Bharat (global leader India), India as cultural samvahak (carrier or ambassador), seva va samarpan (service and dedication), and sangharsh se siddhi (from struggle to fulfillment).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set off on a roadshow from Patel Chowk, arriving at the NDMC centre around noon Monday to take part in the two-day meet. On both sides of the road, BJP karyakartas (workers) with party flags in their hands waited for their leaders.
Stages were set up by the district units of the BJP along the route of the roadshow. They hosted cultural programmes which kept onlookers engaged before the PM began his journey.
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BJP schemes on display
The two-day exhibition was curated by BJP workers and showcases different themes of the party’s governance model and its achievements in the past seven years. It focuses on how under the PM’s leadership, various governance targets have been achieved and new initiatives have been taken.
Under the vishwa guru theme, the exhibition featured the Indian government’s initiative to pass a resolution in the United Nations to celebrate 21 June as International Day of Yoga, the operation to bring back Indian students from Ukraine after the Russian invasion, and the supply of medicines and vaccines to foreign countries during the pandemic.
One banner read — “22.5 thousand Indians were brought back from Ukraine, and 147 foreign citizens of 18 countries were also brought back from Ukraine by India.”
The evacuation of thousands of Indians from Yemen in 2015 also found a mention. “During Yemen crisis, 960 foreign citizens and more than 4,640 Indian citizens were saved,” a banner said.
The theme on India as a cultural carrier focused on the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the development of the Kashi-Vishwanath Corridor, renovation of the Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the Mahakal Lok project in Ujjain, and the redevelopment of a Krishna temple in Manama, Bahrain. This section also mentioned the return of “75 per cent” of stolen heritage items.
The rest of the exhibition focused on various schemes — Mudra Yojna, PM Swanidhi Yojana, Stand Up India, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana — and the number of beneficiaries. It mentioned that over 50 crore people have benefited from PMJAY (Jan Aarogya Yojana).
Under the inclusive and empowered India theme, the exhibition stated that 60 per cent of current BJP ministers are from the SC, ST and OBC categories.
(Edited by Theres Sudeep)
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