JAMMU: Ravinder Raina, President, BJP, J&K, and Ashok Koul, General Secretary (organization), today flagged off “Bharat Rice” vans from BJP headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
BJP Vice-Presidents Yudhvir Sethi, Shakti Singh Parihar, Pawan Khajuria & Anuradha Charak, General Secretary Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal, former Minister Priya Sethi, former MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia, former MLC Vikram Randhawa, and other party leaders also graced the occasion.
On the occasion, it was shared that in Jammu & Kashmir, Bharat Rice at the discounted price of rupees 29 per kg is being distributed through Sarveshwar Group.
Sarveshwar Group led by its Chairperson Rohit Gupta, Pooja Gupta, Anil Sharma, Mahadeep Singh Jamwal, Dr. Rakesh Gupta, and other company representatives, had organized the event.
Ravinder Raina, while flagging off the vehicles, said that the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is concerned for the poor and the needy population. He said that the Modi government, which has established itself as the government concerned for the masses, has taken decisive steps in the last about 10 years for the benefit of the needy population. He, on the occasion, thanked PM Modi for taking one more decision in favour of the residents of this nation.
Raina said that besides providing free ration to more than 80 crore population in the country and 60 lakhs in Jammu & Kashmir, the Modi government earlier decided to provide Atta (flour) and Dal at a discounted price. Going, a step further, Raina said that now the Modi government has taken one more public-friendly decision to provide rice at the discounted price of 29 rupees per kilogram. He said that the move aims at giving relief to the major chunk of the needy population of the nation, he added.
Ashok Koul, speaking on the occasion, said that the subsidized rice will be available in 5 kg and 10 kg packs, as the government wants to ensure that daily food items are available at affordable rates for the common people. He termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a visionary leader, who is always eager to benefit all sections of the society. He urged upon the people to come forward and avail the benefits of the people-friendly policies and the schemes launched by the Modi government.
Rajeev Charak, Arvind Gupta, Veenu Khanna, Parmod Kapahi, Sanjay Baru, Balbir Ram Rattan, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Prof Kulbhushan Mohtra, Roshan Choudhary, Haroon Choudhary, and other party leaders were also present on the occasion.