NEW DELHI: Well ahead of the Assembly poll at the end of this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Meghalaya on February 24.
On February 24, PM Modi will address at a rally in Tura, source said. He has a roadshow planned on the same day as part of an election campaign in Shillong, where the BJP wants to win a sizable portion of the vote.
"To help the election campaign, the PM will also speak at a public rally. Meeting with state BJP leaders is also in the schedule "The sources also stated. He will be visiting Meghalaya for the first time this year.
The Bharatiya Kanata Parpty's election plank has been development and job assurance in the state with little of either. These, along with corruption, have been the themes in speeches of Union minister and former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who campaigned in Meghalaya recently. He also alluded to the "nepotism" of the Sangma families, both of which have numerous participants in the conflict.
In the state's capital Shillong, BJP President J.P. Nadda on Wednesday unveiled the party's electoral platform for Meghalaya.
The 7th Pay Commission will be implemented, government employees' salaries would be paid on schedule, and many more promises in the state's favour are made in the manifesto.
The Prime Minister will visit Nagaland and attend a sizable rally there, according to sources in the Nagaland BJP.
Meanwhile, BJP chief JP Nadda made a promise as under: "If the BJP wins the election, a plan to give landless farmers an annual grant of Rs 3,000 and fishermen an annual grant of Rs 6,000 will be put into effect. We will also introduce a support scheme under which financial help of Rs 24,000 will be offered annually in order to empower widows and single moms," he also said that the pension for senior citizens will be doubled and that women would also receive income support.
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