Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
The BJP’s two-day Madhya Pradesh state working committee meeting, beginning on Sunday, will centre on its “Mission 2028” plan for the next Assembly polls, with a strong focus on reaching Gen-Z and strengthening the organisation at the grassroots.
Party sources said the emphasis on younger voters comes against the backdrop of youth protests in Delhi and different parts of Madhya Pradesh in recent months. They said the party wants to prepare an action plan to better connect with the younger generation while also expanding its network down to the booth level in every Assembly constituency.
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In a statement, the party said the meeting, to be held in Orchha, known as the holy city of “Ramraja Sarkar“, will focus on strengthening, activating and effectively developing the organisation. It said the upcoming organisational action plan would be discussed in detail, along with key subjects such as organisational expansion, booth empowerment, training, upcoming programmes and political strategy.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Madhya Pradesh BJP president Hemant Khandelwal, national co-organisation general secretary Shiv Prakash, state in-charge Mahendra Singh, regional organisation general secretary Ajay Jamwal, Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jyotiraditya Scindia, central office in-charge and MP Tarun Chugh, and other senior leaders and members of the state working committee will attend the meeting.
A party leader said the discussions would place special attention on the younger generation, and that a broad framework would be prepared for engaging and communicating with them while taking their thoughts and priorities into account.
He said that, in view of recent youth-led protests, the party felt it was necessary to understand their problems and demands before “Mission 2028”, or it could face the consequences. Gen-Z refers to people born between 1997 and 2012.
According to party leaders, anger among Gen-Z towards the government was seen as one of the main reasons for the BJP’s defeat in the recent Datia by-election in Madhya Pradesh. They also pointed to a recent students’ movement in Ujjain, where the government accepted the protesters’ demands after deciding to relocate the Government Girls Sarafa School.
Similar protests by students over a shortage of teachers and other shortcomings in schools in different parts of the state have also drawn attention. A party leader, speaking anonymously, said that while such incidents may appear minor, both the government and the organisation were taking them seriously with an eye on the future.
He added, “The government is making efforts on its own, but the party feels that the organisation should also leave no stone unturned to keep them in line.”
The party’s statement said the afternoon session of the meeting would take up the political resolution, followed by organisational discussions and talks on issues such as the “Samrasta ka Sankalp” and “Developed India 2047”.
It said there would also be wide-ranging discussions on upcoming organisational programmes and on ensuring that welfare schemes of the Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government reach the last person in society.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
