Amit Shah, Hema Malini to address public meeting in Mathura

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Press Trust of India Mathura
Last Updated : Sep 22 2016 | 1:42 PM IST
BJP chief Amit Shah and party MP Hema Malini will address a public meeting at Nagla Chandrabhan in Farah here on September 28 to mark the birth centenary of late Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
"Amit Shah, RSS Sah-karyavah Duttatrey Hasvole and Hema Malini will address the meeting on September 28," Kamal Kaushik, General Secretary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Smriti Mahotsava Samiti told reporters.
The fair, which used to be held for three days earlier, would be a five day affair this year.
"Besides paying rich tribute to late Deen Dayal Upadhyay, the aim of the fair is to associate maximum villagers with it so that in due course of time it becomes an annual fair," he said.
A number of programmes would be organised on the occasion. A competition would be organised on healthy cows while MahilaLok Geet, Jikari and Bhajan, Rangoli competition, Rasiya Dangal and a wrestling competition would also be held, Samiti President Ashok Kumar Tentiwal said.
A general knowledge competition, program for children and Bal Krishna Swaroop Sajjaare being organised to encourage more children to join school.
On September 26, 'Gram Vikas Pradarshani' to familiarise villagers with different trades and 'Bharat Mata Ki Aarti' to apprise the young generation about the great leader's philosophy would be organised.
Lal said the processof renaming Farah Halt station after Deen Dayal Upadhyay is underway.
"The samiti is also trying for the release of a stamp to commemorate the occasion," he added.
The government is also mulling over installing bio metric
and CCTVs in order to maintain punctuality in offices.
Taking questions from media persons on slaughter houses, the BJP leaders clarified that illegal slaughter houses will be closed and the licenced ones not following the conditions will also be shut down.
Singh also clarified that government will not tolerate vigilantism in the name of slaughter houses and anti-romeo squads as law will take its own course.
The ministers who were today alloted portfolios will take charge of their departments tomorrow morning and administer oath of 'swachta' to their staff, Singh said.
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First Published: Sep 22 2016 | 1:42 PM IST

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