Our Bureau
London
The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) organized a victory celebration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term at the Indian Gymkhana Club in Osterley, London. Held recently, BJP leader Smriti Irani attended the event.
Upon her arrival at the venue, BJP supporters welcomed Smriti Irani. She even posed for pictures with them. Around 500 people gathered to hear Smriti Irani’s speech at the event, showcasing strong support and enthusiasm for the BJP and its leadership, according to the OFBJP press release.
In her address, Smriti Irani commended the president of the OFBJP UK and emphasized unity among Indians, according to the press release. She highlighted the growth of the BJP in the UK over the past few years and discussed the global impact and influence of Prime Minister Modi and his government.
She appreciated the efforts of OFBJP UK President Kuldeep Singh Shekhawat. She emphasized unity among Indians, regardless of their political affiliations, stating, “We should not mock the others as they just don’t want our heads but they want India on their platter.”
Highlighting the efforts made by PM Narendra Modi, “This is a prime minister who has seen in his village, poor women defecating in the open and he built toilets for 110 million poor Indian families. This is a prime minister who was told Chaiwala Kabi Pradhan Mantri, Nahi Ban Sakta (Tea seller cannot become PM). But this is the prime minister that gave impetus to every youngster in India to say that if you want to become somebody, do not be subjugated to the will of those who only have money but may not have talent.”
“This is a prime minister who knew that poor women in families, just to save for a rainy day, would take crumpled notes and shove it in bottles that had flour or rice, all because they wanted to save money. Women who, if their husbands or their sons wanted to do something of their own, would give away their gold, one bangle, one earring only so that their families could live with Swabhimaan. This is a prime minister who made sure that he opened bank accounts for 500 million Indians. And to be fair to him, while we applaud him in absentia, it was never a part of his manifesto,” she added.
She noted that building toilets for the poor was not a part of political discourse in 2014. She said that PM Modi built the toilets as he meant it when he said “I will be harbinger of change.”
The Foreign in-charge of BJP Worldwide Vijay Chauthaiwale and Shishir Bajoria, who oversees international affairs and media relations for BJP also attended the event.
