Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, oct 15
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu & Kashmir, conducted a comprehensive workshop at the party headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, to finalize preparations for the celebrations marking the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India.The workshop focused on the Unity March (Ekta Yatra) and a series of nation-wide programmes honouring Sardar Patel’s enduring legacy of national integration. The BJP Vice-President and DDC Chairperson Bharat Bhushan chaired the workshop. He was accompanied by J&K BJP Vice-Presidents Rajiv Charak, General Secretaries Sanjita Dogra, Baldev Singh Billawaria (J&K convenor of the whole programme), and Gopal Mahajan, BJYM President Arun Prabhat, Lovedeval Sharma, on the stage. The workshop was attended by District Presidents and the programme convenors and co-convenors besides the state office bearers of the BJP from the region. Bharat Bhushan called upon party functionaries to ensure maximum public participation in the grand national initiative. He said that Sardar Patel’s life is a living inspiration of unity and integrity. Every activist must reach out to the youth, institutions, and local communities so that his ideals echo across every village and district of J&K, he said. Rajiv Charak emphasized that the second phase of the campaign from 31st October to 25th November would include district-level workshops, padyatras, and public outreach programmes. He asked the cadre to ensure that every household joins in celebrating Patel’s vision of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, urging district units to hold press conferences and planning meetings for wider engagement. Conducting the proceedings, Sanjita Dogra underlined the spirit of inclusivity that defines the celebration. She said that the tribute to Sardar Patel must not just be ceremonial but participatory, involving youth, students, and volunteers through MY Bharat App registrations across categories, adding that schools and colleges will host essay competitions, debates, and nukkad nataks on Sardar Patel’s life. Baldev Singh Billawaria highlighted the Unity March (Padyatra) as the core of the celebrations.
