Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the new office of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi, located at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg. 'Branding' Delhi as a "mini India" where lakhs of people from different states live , PM Modi called upon BJP workers to celebrate prominent regional festivals with them to strengthen the feeling of "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat" and the country's unity.
Delhi is not just the capital of the country but also the capital of its cultural diversity, Modi said after inaugurating the Delhi BJP's new office building at DDU Marg. Speaking at the event, PM Modi said that “BJP’s connection with Delhi goes back to the Jana Sangh days and is built on trust and commitment to the city”.
"A mini India resides in Delhi. Lakhs of people from different states live here. Therefore, we should continuously strengthen the sentiment of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (One India, Best India) in Delhi," he said.Citing the celebration of various regional festivals in the capital with fanfare, such as the Prakash Parva of the Sikh gurus, the 400th birthday of the brave warrior of Assam, Lachit Borphukan, Chhath, Durga Puja and Pongal, Modi said he had an opportunity to participate in some of these events.
"I appeal to the Delhi BJP workers to celebrate with fanfare the festivals of different parts of the country with the people of those states settled here. We should do it to make them realise that the sentiment of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat is not merely a slogan but an expression of the feeling that the BJP is my family," Modi said.After inaugurating the Delhi BJP office, Modi congratulated the party workers and said it was a moment of "new dreams and resolves".
"For us, BJP offices are no less than any devalaya (temple). These are strong links of the party with the ground and public aspirations. The BJP is in the government for service, not for power," he asserted.Modi hoped that the Delhi BJP and the party's government in the capital will work should to shoulder to fulfil the expectations of people who brought the saffron party to power as well as to realise the dream of "Viksit Bharat" and "Viksit Delhi".
"We will have to make sustained efforts to ensure that the new Delhi BJP office is identified with jan sunwai (public hearing) and jan sewa (public service) and not with the facilities here. We will have to keep in mind that our workers will bring us the hopes and expectations of needy people. It should be our collective endeavour to ensure that their hopes come true," he said.The sympathy and public service reflected through the decisions taken in this office will go a long way in benefitting the people of Delhi, the prime minister said.Chief Minister Rekha Gupta lauded the prime minister, saying he treats the people of the country and BJP workers like a parent treats his children, displaying motherly care as well as the strictness of a father through his landmark decisions.
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