UP BJP chief Laxmikant Bajpai flags off 'Jan Jagaran Rath'

Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Laxmikant Bajpai today flagged off 'Jan Jagaran Rath' which will create awareness about various Central schemes to uplift Dalits and poor.
Three raths would visit every village and lane of Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency to create awareness among people about the schemes, he said.
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Meanwhile, Union Minister Uma Bharti has said party
would only decide over the chief ministerial candidate for the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
When asked who will be the BJP's chief ministerial candidate, the Union Minister for Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation, yesterday said, only party organisation will decide over the matter.

Over a complaint made to National Green Tribunal about the river front scheme, she said, "I do not take otherwise, if the matter has been taken to NGT since it provides scope for correction."

NGT was apprised of the process before commencing the river front scheme in Vrindaban, she said at Anupyati Geeta Ashram in Vrindaban.
"Before commencing the work, instruction were issued for retaining thesanctity and originality of theold Ghats as per orders of the High court," the union minister said.
She claimed that there was no politics in surgical strikes.
"Whole country was happy after surgical strike, since it was a right step away from politics," Bharti said.