Heads of Missions from 14 countries participated in an interaction with BJP President JP Nadda at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi yesterday. The interaction was held as part of the party’s Know BJP Initiative.
Envoys of US, Australia, Canada, Israel, Denmark, Bhutan, Fiji, Indonesia, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Suriname and the Dominican Republic attended the event hosted by the BJP Overseas Cell. Convenor of BJP Overseas Cell Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale welcomed the Envoys.
A short film was shown on the inception of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and the BJP and its journey from two to 303 MPs in the Lower House of Parliament.
Mr Nadda spoke about the importance of the day chosen to have the 2nd round of these meetings with the Ambassadors and High Commissioners. He said, the day is Buddha Purnima and to mark the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the birth place of Lord Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal.
Mr Nadda said, the day is marked as the 8th Anniversary when BJP first came to serve in Union Government by winning full majority seats in Parliament with 282 seats in 2014.
The BJP President spoke to the guests about the policies of the Narendra Modi Government as well as the party structure and its various departments. The event concluded with a round of questions and answers.
As part of the ‘Know BJP’ initiative, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar also shared with the Envoys the activities and programs of the Party and the vision for New India.
Later in a tweet, Mr Nadda said, this initiative will put the party’s ideology, contributions, sacrifices and history in front of a global audience telling the tale of our success in nation-building.
Mr Nadda had launched the exercise on the party’s Foundation Day on 6th of April specifically to address the overseas audience and had interacted with the Heads of Missions of 13 countries.
