Hamirpur: Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Monday gave a clarion call to women in Himachal Pradesh to rally behind the BJP in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha polls to ensure “crushing” defeat to the Congress and others who harm their cause. She said “women are only safe under the BJP’s rule”.
Irani called women backbone of society while addressing a massive women “sammelan” ‘Nari ko naman (Salute to women)’ at Bijheri kaswa of Hamirpur district.
Union Information-cum-Broadcasting Minister, Anurag Thakur and district BJP chief, Baldev Sharma, were also present at the rally.
Irani said women have played a major role in elections all over India and this time too they were “playing the same game and helping the BJP to return to power in the state”.
The central minister said the double-engine government in Himachal has given new dimension to the state’s development and the Modi government at the Centre and the Jairam Thakur government have done a great job together to give a boost to the overall progress of the state.
She hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a new vision to national politics and taking care of and giving respect to the women of the nation.
She hit out at the Congress saying that “the party always ditched people and time is teaching them a lesson”.
Speaking on the occasion, Anurag Thakur said the BJP has done a lot for the welfare and well being of the people, especially the women, youth and the farmers.
Earlier, a grand reception was accorded to Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur as they reached the Bijhari kaswa with women showered petals and raising slogans.
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