Stroll no less than 150 km for voter interface: Maharashtra BJP to MLAs

Mumbai, Oct 16 In a novel activity to increase voter connect, Maharashtra BJP has asked party MLAs to walk at least 150 km during the 'Sampark Abhiyan' with voters.

This will help increase the legislators' dialogue with voters in their respective constituencies, a party official said Tuesday.

"We decided to zero in on the figure 150 to mark the 150th birth anniversary year of Mahatma Gandhi which the party needs to honor helpfully," the authority told.

"We have given a detailed chart to every one of the 121 BJP MLAs in Maharashtra, with directions for the crusade, the reason for these visits and how the party wishes to connect with the people," he said.

BJP won 122 seats in the 2014 Assembly elections but an MLA quit as of late, reducing the party's to 121.

Gotten some information about the weight on strolling so much separation, the authority stated, "This separation isn't much for MLAs from rustic territories as their voting public are substantial. It looks a bit on the higher side for urban MLAs, whose voting public region is littler however they will have the capacity to finish the objective on the off chance that they contact all voters".

The 150 km target is to be completed by January 30, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, he said.

"Each MLA is also expected that would play out 60 minutes' 'shram-dan' in his or her voting public and will be joined by 150 gathering specialists amid the 'Padyatra'. The exercise has just begun," the authority said.

Proliferating subtle elements of improvement activities of the BJP-drove governments at the Centre and the state will be the focus of the foot march, the official said.

However some BJP MLAs host raised worries with the party leadership on the reaction to this activity in North Maharashtra and Marathwada districts, where low rainfall has forced farmers to cancel the rabi sowing.

"Farmers and rural populace is worried over low rainfall forcing them to cut sowing. Step by step instructions to approach individuals about political issues when their employment is in peril," a BJP MLA from Aurangabad region said.

In urban areas, the focus is on issues like fuel costs and devaluation of rupee, a Mumbai MLA said. "As a MLA, I could address issues about roads and health. But when I was gotten some information about rising fuel costs and rupee getting weaker against the US dollar, I had no answers," he said.