New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on Friday historic by setting a record of the maximum number of COVID-19 vaccine inoculations on the day, said sources.
To achieve this milestone, BJP is prepping its health volunteers to ensure that the maximum number of people get their COVID-19 vaccines on the day.
India has administered more than one crore COVID-19 vaccines in a day on earlier occasions.
The target that BJP is aspiring is to get more than 1.5 crore vaccines administered on Friday.
Senior leaders in the party said that the party will try to see the day will be recorded in the nation’s history as the one that witnessed a record number of COVID-19 vaccines administered.
BJP General Secretary Tarun Chugh, also in charge of the health volunteers initiative, said that party chief JP Nadda wanted to celebrate the birthday of the Prime Minister in a special way.
“What can be more special than protecting people for which the Prime Minister is working day and night. It is a matter of pride that we have two Covid vaccines in our name and we have been able to protect citizens from this deadly pandemic. It would be a befitting tribute to PM Modi who strived hard to ensure people remain protected from Covid,” said Chugh.
With the world reeling under the aftermath of COVID-19, India strived to battle the pandemic. Senior leaders in the BJP said that this would also be a befitting reply to those who tried to create vaccine hesitancy in people for purely political reasons and thus endangered the lives of people.
In the nationwide vaccination drive, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 77 crore landmark milestone (77,17,36,406) on Thursday. As many as 57,11,488 vaccine doses were administered till 7 pm on Thursday.
President Kovind, VP Naidu wish PM Modi on his 71st birthday
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of his 71st birthday and expressed that the Prime Minister continues to serve the nation.
The President also wished for long life and good health for Prime Minister.
“Hearty congratulations and best wishes to the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on his birthday. I wish you good health and long life and continue to serve the nation with your well-known spirit of ‘Aharnish Sevamahe’,” posted Kovind on the Twitter handle.
Meanwhile, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu wished PM Modi on his birthday and said that the latter’s exceptional vision, exemplary leadership and dedicated service have led to the all-around growth of the nation.
“My best wishes to Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Bhai Modi ji on his birthday today. His exceptional vision, exemplary leadership and dedicated service have led to the all-around growth of the nation. May he be blessed with a long, healthy and happy life ahead!” tweeted the Vice President on Friday.
PM Modi is into the third year of his second consecutive term as Prime Minister.
PM Modi was sworn in for his second term in May 2019 after serving as the Prime Minister of India from 2014 to 2019. He is the first Prime Minister to be born after Independence.
BJP workers celebrate PM Modi’s birthday eve in Varanasi
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 17 (ANI): On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s 71st birthday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Thursday lit earthen lamps and cut a 71-kg laddu in Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi.
While celebrating his birthday eve, a book titled ‘Kashi Sankalp’ was also launched in presence of BJP MP Roopa Ganguly and former Banaras Hindu University Vice-Chancellor, GC Tripathi.
In Indore, BJP’s national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya also joined visually impaired children to sing timeless Hindi numbers to wish the Prime Minister on his birthday.
Vijayvargiya attended a programme organised by Anibhuti Blind Ashram and Mahesh Blind Ashram in Indore on the occasion of Modi’s birthday, where he sang the Hindi classic “Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Main Khayal Aata Hai.” (ANI)
