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JAMMU: Ahead of Lok Sabha polls District President BJP Jammu South Rekha Mahajan held a one-day workshop on Shakti Vandan – Women’s Self Help Groups and NGO Contact Campaign at BJP headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, here. The meeting was held in the Presence of former Dy CM Kavinder Gupta, Programme Incharge Former MLA Devender Singh Rana, and Vice President BJP J&K Anuradha Charak .
Former Minister Sham Lal Choudhary, District Prabhari Ayodhya Gupta, former MLC Vikram Randhawa, former Dy Mayor Baldev Billawaria. District General Secretary and Programme District Convenor Akash Chopra , Co-convenor Divya Jain, District team of Self help Groups and Mandal teams were also present .
Rekha Mahajan addressed the inaugural session and talked about the action plan and outline prepared for the campaign from District Jammu South to block levels in rural and urban areas.
She said that we all have to come together to make the “Shakti Vandan” campaign a success. There is no comparison to the hard work of BJP workers.
Kavinder emphasizes the importance of empowering women in social, economic, political, and spiritual spheres for India to achieve its vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
Devender Rana pointed out towards empowerment of women “achieved under the rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“There is a need to look at the national scene in terms of pre- and post-2014 cut-off year. Modi has definitely accorded deserved respect to women,” he said.
Anuradha charak explain in detail about the programme and formulate a strategy to reach out to NGOs and self-help groups ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. She informed that under the Ministry of Rural Development, around 11 million women’s groups are active throughout the country, in which around 11 million women are associated.
Meanwhile Pardeep Sharma and Suraj Rana were nominated as District Publicity Secretary, Adv Uma Kapahi and Nitin Mahajan were nominated as District Media Secretary. Akash Chopra conducted the proceedings of the programme. National Song was recited by Divya Jain. District General Secretary Pushpinder Charak presented a of thanks.
