In an apparent bid to woo Dalits ahead of crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year, BJP has decided to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas in a big way tomorrow.
BJP would organise events in each district where party workers would celebrate the 15th century Dalit poet's anniversary, a party functionary said.
"Saints are above caste and religion. They belong to every section of the society. BJP workers had been attending Sant Ravidas' anniversary every year. It should not be seen as a political event," BJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak told PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting his constituency Varanasi tomorrow where he will be taking part in birth anniversary celebrations of the mystic besides attending the convocation at Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
On Thursday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had also attended a 'Dalit Conclave' in Lucknow.
