As part of the 'Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot' programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with 1 crore Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and volunteers from 15,000 locations across the country.The party has claimed that this is the"world's largest video conference".
The BJP chief Amit Shah and other party leaders participated in the programme from its Delhi office.
Opposition parties like the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have slammed the BJP and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for going ahead with the event at a time when an Indian Air Force pilot has been captured by Pakistan after an air combat near the Line of Control on Wednesday marked the worst escalation of conflict between the two nuclear-powered neighbours in decades.
With the interaction, PM Modi is aiming at mobilising support from the general public and galvanising the party workers into action for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. PM Modi is interacting with volunteers, supporters and party karyakartas from across the country," Prime Minister's website tweeted.