BJP supporters welcome MP Tejasvi Surya at the Guwahati airport
GUWAHATI: After the Pariyal Sampark Abhiyan that will end on Sunday, BJP in Assam is now ready to reach out to the masses through street plays from March 1.
The party, which distributed leaflets highlighting the government’s achievements and welfare steps taken for the people during its door-to-door campaign, has formed five drama groups comprising 10 actors each for the campaign through street plays.
“The groups will travel across the state and perform street plays highlighting government’s achievements and welfare steps taken for the people. Drama or plays being a mode of entertainment will help in reaching the common people at the micro level. If there is social media to reach a particular section of society, then there are street plays and music to reach another section which is not familiar with advanced technologies,” popular Assamese actor Jatin Bora, who rejoined the party in August last year, told T
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GUWAHATI: The maiden discussion on sharing of seats for the Assembly polls between two of the three-party ruling alliance namely the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and the AGP (Asom Gana Parishad) started at Dispur on Monday. Discussions with the UPPL (United People s Party Liberal) are also slated, added sources.
The BJP side was represented by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, national general secretary Dilip Saikia, State party president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and State general secretary (organization) Phani Sarma. The AGP leaders present at the discussion were party president Atul Bora, working president Keshab Mahanta, Food & Civil Supplies Minister Phani Bhushan Choudhury and Member of Parliament Birendra Prasad Baishya.