BJP lines up protest programmes

The decision was announced at the meeting of the state executive committee in Moradabad town today.

According to a BJP release,the party’s district units will submit their memorandum to all district magistrates on March 8 to register their protest against the Bill.

Party workers will take out a torch procession in every ward of the cities concerned on March 9. They will hold a dharna on March 10. On March 14,the party leaders will submit their memorandum to Governor B L Joshi. Meetings of the district executive committee will be held on March 12 and March 13.

The government has planned indirect elections of mayors and chairmen of urban local bodies. According to the provisions of the Bill,even a non-member can become mayor/chairman of the civic bodies. The government has already barred political parties from participating in the urban local bodies.

With an eye on the 2012 assembly elections,the BJP has decided to hold rallies in different parts of the state. The first rally will be in Meerut area on April 9 and the second in Kashi zone (Varanasi) on April 16. The third rally will take place in Brij zone (Agra) on April 27.

The party will celebrate its foundation day on April 6 in all divisions of the state. A workers’ conference will be held at the Assembly level across the state in June.

The party’s political resolution was also presented at the meeting of the executive committee today. In the resolution,the party blamed the central government for helping both the BSP and the Congress.

The party said the Congress-headed UPA government was showing laxity in legal cases pending against UP CM Mayawati. The party also claimed that the Centre was silently supporting the unconstitutional works of the Mayawati government.

Targeting the BSP,the BJP’s resolution said Mayawati was behaving like an autocrat. It said she had no connection with the people of the state. While the legislative council had become insignificant,the assembly remained in session for only 77 days under the current regime.

The party also targeted the BSP on law and order .