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BJP’s awareness blitz



         to clear doubts on CAA






         The saffron party aims to        also campaigned in Sonepat along with   cour to those fleeing religious persecu-
         reach all the houses in the      S Nandal,’’ said Jain. BJP workers plan to   tion from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Af-
                                                                          ghanistan and seeking a home in India.
                                          meet three crore families across coun-
         state to explain to the people   try in this regard. The BJP has planned   During his CAA campaign Haryana
         the positive elements of the     to organise a rally in every district of   Chief Minister, Manohar Lal explained
                                          the country and hold over 250 press
                                                                          the positive element of CAA. He also
         Citizenship (Amendment)          conferences across the country to in-  condemned the incidents of attack and
         Act during its public            form masses about the new law.  stone-pelting on Sikh devotees at the
                                            The BJP at the same time has ac-
         relations campaign, reports      cused opposition parties, especially the   historic Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in
                                                                          Pakistan and said that protest would
         rajendra khatry                  Congress, of spreading misinforma-  be made, if required, against Pakistan
                                          tion in a bid to disturb peace across the   and other countries like Afghanistan
                  fter violent protests by peo-  country during recent protests which   and Bangladesh so as to ensure that
                  ple in parts of the country   have claimed several lives. Earlier, BJP   the minorities residing there are not
                  supported by some op-   working president J P Nadda said it was   oppressed in the name of religion and
                  position parties over the   a matter of happiness that the Modi   their rights are protected, said Khattar.
         A implementation of the          government had decided to give suc-  Khattar said this while address-
         Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), it
         is now the turn of the BJP to hold public
         awareness campaign across the coun-
         try to create a favourable atmosphere
         for the new act.
           To bring out the positive aspects of
         the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
         to the public, the BJP is organising a
         public awareness campaign across
         the country. Haryana BJP is also hold-
         ing various programmes under the ‘Jan
         Jagaran Abhiyan’ in the state including
         ‘door to door campaign’ from January 5
         to 15. These include rallies and marches
         in various parts of the state.
           The BJP aims to reach all the houses
         in the state to explain to the people the
         positive elements of the CAA. In this se-
         ries, the public relations campaign was
         launched from Panchkula in Haryana
         with a target to reach all the houses in
         the state.
           According to Rajiv Jain, Media Ad-
         visor to the Haryana Chief Minister
         Manohar Lal Khattar, public contact
         campaigns and dialogue programmes                                   • Persuasion drive  Public contact
         are being held across the state and in                              campaigns and dialogue programmes
         the country. ``I have been assigned duty                            are being held across the state
         in Sonepat. Former MP Birender Singh


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