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BJP Foundation Day Live Updates: Amit Shah Addresses Mega Mumbai Event Says, The Countdown For 2019 Has Begun
The 'Maha Rally' at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Central Mumbai will have in attendance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis among other party members who are to arrive from across the state.
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Updated : April 06, 2018 4:25 pm IST
BJP Foundation Day: Stage set for BJP's mega event in Mumbai. Amit Shah addresses the gathering
New Delhi/Mumbai : The Bharatiya Janata Party will hold grand celebrations on the party's 38th foundation day in Mumbai today. Amit Shah addressed the event dedicated to 'Karyakartas' or workers he will talk to a gather of over 3 lakh party workers. The city braces for major traffic jams ahead of the event. Mr Shah arrived in Mumbai yesterday, and was welcomed by cadres who organised a bike rally ahead of the big celebrations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also interact with party workers on the occasion via video conference. The 'Maha Rally' at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Central Mumbai will have in attendance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis among other party members who are to arrive from across the state. BJP had booked 28 trains and 50,000 private buses and vehicles for the mega event. The BJP that currently holds 21 states was reconvened to its current state in 1980 after the dissolution of the Janata party.
Apr 06, 2018 16:25 (IST)
Amit Shah at the press conference of the BJP Foundation Day:
- BJP is ready to go into battlefield and will once again win with majority under the leadership of PM Modi.
- "I want to tell the Congress, BSP and all other opposition parties that they have assembled together not because they match in ideologies but only because they are afraid of PM Modi. I apologise if they felt bad, but I was only talking in context of ideologies."
- He said the BJP's aim was never a Congress-mukt Bharat but an India free of the Congress culture.
Apr 06, 2018 16:09 (IST)
The BJP had chartered 28 trains, with 11 of them terminating on Western Railways and 17 on Central Railways, said officials. However, BJP workers alleged that their special trains were late by two to five hours as the Railways did not run them on priority: News agency PTI
Apr 06, 2018 16:07 (IST)
Motorists, too, had a tough time during morning rush hour, especially on the arterial Western Express Highway between Andheri and Bandra, as party workers coming in for the rally by road contributed to massive traffic snarls.
Apr 06, 2018 15:33 (IST)
Several trains arrived late after BJP workers, being ferried in special services for the party's Foundation Day rally at BKC, insisted on unscheduled halts enroute, Western Railway officials on condition of anonymity told PTI.
Apr 06, 2018 15:28 (IST)
Amit Shah again established that the BJP won't abolish reservations and also won't allow anyone to do so. He had mentioned this earlier as well at a public meeting in Odisha.
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Apr 06, 2018 14:33 (IST)
BJP chief Amit Shah addresses the gathering at BJP foundation day in Mumbai:
- BJP chief Amit Shah quotes Atal Bihari Vajpayee and says the country sees the "lotus" bloom across the country
- Today Narendra Modi government has brought satisfaction in every poor man's house
- "Are you asking for the accountability of the last 4 years? The people of India want to ask you for the accountability of the last 4 decades"
- BJP will never change the SC/ST act
Apr 06, 2018 14:19 (IST)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis speaks at the foundation day celebrations says, no one can snatch away reservation that are guaranteed by the constitution.
Apr 06, 2018 14:14 (IST)
Apr 06, 2018 13:10 (IST)
BJP chief Amit Shah arrives at the venue of BJP's foundation day celebrations. He is to address the gathering of close to 3 lakh people.
Apr 06, 2018 12:20 (IST)
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, State BJP Raosaheb Danve, Union ministers Prakash Javadekar and Hansraj Ahir arrives at the mega rally. Amit Shah is expected to arrive shortly
Apr 06, 2018 12:19 (IST)
Slow moving traffic and jam packed roads ahead of the rally to be addressed by Amit Shah. Party vehicles crowd roads outside MMRDA grounds in BKC. People flock the streets as they arrive at the big Maha Melava
Apr 06, 2018 11:47 (IST)
BJP chief Amit Shah in Mumbai today:
Apr 06, 2018 11:36 (IST)
Apr 06, 2018 11:26 (IST)
Senior state leaders of Maharashtra including Pankaja Munde, Vinod Tawde arrive at the venue of the rally
Apr 06, 2018 09:49 (IST)
Mumbai BJP President Ashish Shelar oversees last minute preparations ahead of Mega BJP rally in Mumbai
Apr 06, 2018 09:35 (IST)
Watch | Party workers gather at BKC ahead of the mega event. Mumbai expected to experience major traffic jams.
Apr 06, 2018 09:26 (IST)
Stage set for the BJP foundation day in Mumbai's BKC.
Close to 2.75 lakh chairs set. People are expected to attend the event from across the country. Three parallel stages have been set up for leaders to sit. A Collection of 6 grounds were prepared for the supporters to sit. NDTV reporter on ground Saurabh Gupta says Amit Shah's address today could be a political messages ahead of the 2019 general elections and the state elections in Maharashtra.
Apr 06, 2018 09:02 (IST)
A rangoli of Narendra Modi and Amit ShAh at the venue of the BJP foundation day rally.
Apr 06, 2018 08:59 (IST)
NDTV's Saurabh Gupta at the BJP event as people begin to gather in huge numbers.
Apr 06, 2018 08:49 (IST)
PM Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley among many BJP leaders tweeted on the occasion.
"For @BJP4India, the Karyakartas are everything. They are the heart and soul of the party, whose sweat has taken the Party to new heights. It is due to their efforts that we have the honour to serve people all over India and fulfil their aspirations. #IndiaTrustsBJP," the prime minister said.
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