Netrang (Gujarat), Mar 13 (PTI) Four Aam Aadmi Party leaders and several workers joined the ruling BJP in tribal-dominated Netrang in Gujarat’s Bharuch district in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday.
The leaders who joined the BJP are Jhagadia assembly candidate Urmila Bhagat, Anantkumar Panchal from Jhagadia, Kiran Vasava from Walia, and Arun Vasava from Walia, said Sanghavi while addressing the ‘Adivasi Gaurav Sammelan’ (Tribal Pride Conference).
“BJP workers will always be ready to ensure the development of the Adivasi community and to deliver government schemes to every individual. Previous governments treated the Adivasi community merely as a vote bank, whereas after the BJP government came to power, development work such as roads, water supply, and other facilities has accelerated in Adivasi areas,” the deputy CM said.
In the coming time, mobile network facilities will also be provided in remote areas, he said.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several schemes have been launched, such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, tap water to every household, construction of toilets, and Rs 6,000 annual assistance to farmers. These benefits are reaching the people,” he added.
In the era of social media, attempts are being made to divide society, and those who should have worked for development of tribals merely used them as vote banks, he said slamming the Congress.
“Even after independence, Dalits and Adivasis remained deprived for a long time. But after the BJP government came to power, development reached every village,” he said at the event organised to honour Gujarat Pradesh Adivasi Morcha president Ganpatbhai Vasava. PTI KVM BNM
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