NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is anticipated to counter critics of the government's economic policies and address qualms over jobs and a slowdown in economic growth when he speaks at a meeting of the BJP's national executive at Delhi's Talkatora stadium this evening. About 2,500 members of the ruling party, including 13 Chief Ministers and all its elected lawmakers - 1,400 legislators and 280 parliamentarians - are present in today’s meet, Day 2 of the national executive.
The BJP's national executive is typically a closed-door meeting attended by about 120 top leaders. Today's meeting, however, is being called an "extended" National Executive as the party wraps up year-long celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of its founder Deendayal Upadhyaya.
The meeting is being chaired by BJP chief Amit Shah, who met office-bearers, state chiefs and key organisational leaders on Sunday to finalise today's agenda, including the resolutions that will be passed by the party. He will make the opening remarks this morning.
PM Modi, who will attend the entire day-long event, is expected to highlight his government's pro-poor measures and other policy decisions. The Prime Minister is also expected to take on the opposition, which has blamed last year's demonetisation and the implementation of the Good and Services Tax (GST) for the economic slowdown.
PM Modi, said sources, will draw attention to his government's success in making better of transparency and reduction in black money, and a party resolution on the economy is expected to hail demonetization and GST as revolutionary measures taken in national interest and will assert that the economy has been doing better under the BJP-led NDA than it did under the previous Congress-led UPA government.
The Prime Minister's schema of development will be a key feature. The PM's address is also projected to provide broad guidelines on how the party can revitalize it’s connect with the people.
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