14 November,2023 06:55 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
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NaMo kabaddi: In an apparent bid to connect with the rural youth, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to organise a series of kabaddi matches after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name across the country starting Wednesday, reported the PTI.
BJP's Kisan Morcha has decided to organise 'NaMo kabaddi' across all districts, except those in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram, till November 30 to promote the Modi government's 'Khelo India' programme, it said in a statement on Tuesday, as per the PTI.
"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the central government is encouraging rural sports talents and providing them a platform at the international and national levels," it further said, according to the news agency.
BJP's Kisan Mocraha national and state office bearers recently held a meeting in this connection and formed several committees to make the 'NaMo kabaddi' programme a grand success, the party said.
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The winning teams will be felicitated in each of the states by a Union minister or the BJP president of the respective states, it added.
The BJP Kisan Morcha national president hailed Prime Minister Modi for taking ¿commendable steps like the launch of Khelo India¿ programme and said it has created awareness and increased the youth's enthusiasm for sports in the country.
"The people of the country saw the positive results of the 'Khelo India' campaign when Indian players created history by winning more than 100 medals in the Asian Games 2023," he added.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a Rs 24,000-crore scheme aimed at holistic development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) on the occasion of 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' on November 15 in Jharkhand, his office said on Monday.
He will also launch the 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, release the 15th instalment of PM-KISAN, and inaugurate or lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in the state.
PM Modi will visit Jharkhand on November 14th-15, a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office said.
On November 15, at around 9:30 AM, the Prime Minister will visit Bhagwan Birsa Munda Memorial Park cum Freedom Fighter Museum in Ranchi. Thereafter, he will reach Ulihatu Village, the birthplace of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, where he will pay floral tribute at the statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
(with PTI inputs)
