CM Mohan Yadav to attend state-level Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas event in Khandwa on November 16

The BJP has begun a week of programmes for Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, observed on the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. The main state-level event will be held in Khandwa this time. The party gave details of the programmes and the Chief Minister's visit to Khandwa at a press conference at the BJP office on Thursday.

Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will attend the event at the College Stadium in Nahalda on November 16. His helicopter will land at the helipad built in the Kendriya Vidyalaya campus, and he will reach the venue from there by road. Preparations are under way at both the party and administration levels.

The event will place special emphasis on the participation of the tribal community and youth. A strategy has been drawn up to connect Gen Z, the youth of the new generation, with the glorious history of the tribal community, its contribution to the freedom struggle and the sacrifices of its great figures. The administration has been given the responsibility of bringing as many young people as possible.

BJP state spokesperson and MLA Chhaya More said a cleanliness drive will be held across the district on November 14 at memorials and statues of tribal icons. Besides cleaning the memorials, prayers will be offered with lamps. The Chief Minister's state-level programmes will follow on November 15 and 16. His first programme will be in Jabalpur on November 14, the second in Dhar on November 15 and the third, the main one, in Khandwa on November 16. Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programmes will also be held on November 14 and 15 in all four Assembly constituencies of Khandwa district, remembering the contribution of tribal freedom fighters and historical figures.

MLA More said the history of many tribal icons did not reach the public for a long time. According to her, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav have brought the pride and contribution of the tribal community to the fore. She said the birth and death anniversaries of these figures, who gave their lives for the country's defence and freedom, are now being observed on a large scale.

At the press conference, a question was raised about the university named after Tantya Mama being set up in Khargone. The question was that, since Tantya Mama is associated with the Baroda area, why the college or university was built in Khargone instead of Baroda. In response, Chhaya More said the tribal community is present in Khargone district as well as Khandwa. She said the university was set up in Khargone after careful thought, keeping in mind the geography of the surrounding areas. According to her, the aim is to take education to as many people of the tribal community as possible.

Asked about remarks by Congress leaders on Prime Minister Modi, the BJP spokesperson said the Congress national president comments on the Prime Minister every other day, sometimes about his parents and sometimes on a personal level. She said that since Modi became Prime Minister in 2014, the country has seen major changes and has been taken forward through development work and welfare schemes. Citing decisions such as the construction of the Ram temple, the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and Operation Sindoor, she said the Prime Minister has resolved to make India a developed nation by 2047.

Praising the Prime Minister, More said: "I believe respected Modi ji is the god of our Kaliyug. He has resolved that the whole country will be developed in 2047. He has fulfilled the 500-year-old dream of the Ram temple, removed Article 370 and done works like Operation Sindoor. We speak looking people in the eye; he has done nothing that would make us walk with our heads bowed."

BJP district president Rajpal Singh Tomar and other office-bearers were present at the press conference.