BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi speaks at a rally. (File pic)
Ranchi:
The BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address a rally in Ranchi today amid very tight security, where a model of the parliament building will form the backdrop.
"The back side of the main stage from where Modi will address the rally will be in the form of Parliament House. When Modi speaks, it will appear like he is addressing people from parliament," Jharkhand BJP president Rabindra Rai told reporters.
Three stages have been constructed for the rally - while Mr Modi will speak from one, the other two will seat leaders of the party.
Mr Modi earlier addressed a rally in Chhattisgarh where the stage was shaped like the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi, from where, traditionally, the prime minister addresses the nation on Independence Day each year.
A security official said barricades will be erected 65 feet from the stage, to ensure Mr Modi's security.
Heavy security arrangements are in place for the rally, to be held on the grounds of Prabhat Tara School. Mr Modi will arrive near the venue in a helicopter from the Birsa Munda airport. He will also return by the chopper.
There are 2,500 policemen at the rally venue and all 40 gates to the venue have metal detectors installed. The grounds will also be monitored with CCTVs. The police say the entire state is on high alert.
Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Bhim Sen Tuti said: "Adequate security arrangements have been made for the Modi rally. People will reach the ground only after going through a security check, with metal detectors. We are regularly reviewing security."
In November, investigations into the serial blasts at Mr Modi's Patna rally, which killed six people, had revealed that the plot was hatched in Jharkhand's capital and that most of the main accused, including those who planted the bombs, are from Ranchi.
The BJP, meanwhile, has invited the families of the Patna blast accused, who live in a village close to Ranchi, to attend the rally as special invitees in a gesture of reconciliation.
"The back side of the main stage from where Modi will address the rally will be in the form of Parliament House. When Modi speaks, it will appear like he is addressing people from parliament," Jharkhand BJP president Rabindra Rai told reporters.
Three stages have been constructed for the rally - while Mr Modi will speak from one, the other two will seat leaders of the party.
Mr Modi earlier addressed a rally in Chhattisgarh where the stage was shaped like the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi, from where, traditionally, the prime minister addresses the nation on Independence Day each year.
A security official said barricades will be erected 65 feet from the stage, to ensure Mr Modi's security.
Heavy security arrangements are in place for the rally, to be held on the grounds of Prabhat Tara School. Mr Modi will arrive near the venue in a helicopter from the Birsa Munda airport. He will also return by the chopper.
There are 2,500 policemen at the rally venue and all 40 gates to the venue have metal detectors installed. The grounds will also be monitored with CCTVs. The police say the entire state is on high alert.
Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Bhim Sen Tuti said: "Adequate security arrangements have been made for the Modi rally. People will reach the ground only after going through a security check, with metal detectors. We are regularly reviewing security."
In November, investigations into the serial blasts at Mr Modi's Patna rally, which killed six people, had revealed that the plot was hatched in Jharkhand's capital and that most of the main accused, including those who planted the bombs, are from Ranchi.
The BJP, meanwhile, has invited the families of the Patna blast accused, who live in a village close to Ranchi, to attend the rally as special invitees in a gesture of reconciliation.
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