Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) held a state-level workers’ convention in Chandigarh on Friday, November 6, with party leaders calling for stronger grassroots organisation ahead of the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections.
The meeting was organised by the BSP’s Chandigarh unit at Desh Sewak Bhawan in Sector 29. Senior representatives from the party’s national and central leadership attended the gathering and discussed preparations for the civic polls.
Rajya Sabha MP and central in-charge Ramji Gautam was the chief guest. Vipul Kumar, central in-charge for Punjab and Chandigarh, attended as the special guest, while Dr Avtar Singh Karimpuri, Punjab BSP president and Chandigarh in-charge, was also present. Lok Sabha in-charge Surinder Singh Khudda presided over the programme.
BSP Leaders Call For Stronger Ward And Booth-Level Organisation
Addressing party workers, Ramji Gautam said the Chandigarh unit was preparing for the upcoming municipal elections and needed to strengthen its organisational network at the grassroots level.
He urged workers to make ward, booth and sector committees more active and effective. He also called on party members to take the ideology of Bahujan leaders and social reformers to households and communities across the city.
Vipul Kumar said expanding and strengthening the BSP’s presence in Chandigarh remained a priority. He asked workers to coordinate with one another and take the party’s policies and ideology to the public.
Dr Avtar Singh Karimpuri said organisational and electoral activities in Chandigarh would be intensified in accordance with the directions of BSP supremo Mayawati. He stressed the need for committed workers to work together on the party’s outreach and organisational expansion.
Karimpuri also said the party would ensure the necessary organisational and financial support for its preparations ahead of the municipal elections.
Chandigarh BSP Unit Pledges Coordinated Election Preparations
Presiding over the convention, Surinder Singh Khudda welcomed the senior leaders and party workers. He said the Chandigarh unit would implement the directions issued by the central and state leadership and work collectively to improve the party’s performance in the civic polls.
Several senior party functionaries attended the meeting, including Punjab state general secretary Raja Singh Nanheria, Harbhajan Singh Bajheri, former state president Brijpal, Sukhdev Singh Sonu, Dr Nirmal Singh Bika, zone in-charge Shankar Rao, advocate Vikrant, Inderveer, Trilok Chand, Girvar, Robin Singh and Vijay Kumar. BAMCEF president Pawan Chauhan was also present.
Ward presidents, members of booth and sector committees, and representatives of the Bahujan Volunteer Force (BVF) participated in the convention.
At the conclusion of the meeting, workers pledged to take the BSP’s ideology to the public, strengthen the organisation down to the booth level and prepare collectively for the upcoming Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections.
