Ahead of polls, BJP ramps up ‘biggest’ doorstep delivery of welfare schemes
Hindustan TimesMonths ahead of the April-May Lok Sabha polls, the Bhartiya Janata Party is in the middle of perhaps the biggest ever “doorstep delivery” of government schemes. As the consecration ceremony at Ram temple is set for January 22 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP’s ‘labarthi’ push through the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is so scripted to convey to the common man that ‘Lord Ram’s arrival’ in his grand abode is intertwined with the vision of Ram Rajya – a term popularised by Mahatma Gandhi – which largely refers to ‘good governance’, an aspect that “double engine” BJP governments are out to showcase ahead of the April-May Lok Sabha polls. “From Ram to Ram Rajya is a logical progression, one that is being sought to be conveyed through Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatras,” said AP Tiwari, a political expert. leg of the Viksit Bharat campaign, said since November 15, the Viksit Bharat Yatras have linked 5,32,515 people with Suraksha Bima Yojana, the insurance scheme with a ₹2 lakh accident cover, in rural UP.