Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 16 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam Unit President Dilip Saikia held a programme on Saturday at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan and urged everyone to move forward by preserving their unique cultural traditions while strengthening the bond of unity.
He emphasised that the Bharatiya Janata Party has now been recognised as a movement at the international level.
According to the release, a joining programme was held on Saturday evening at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan, the state headquarters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh in Guwahati.
Welcoming the new members into the party, BJP Assam Pradesh President Dilip Saikia urged everyone to move forward by preserving their unique cultural traditions while strengthening the bond of unity.
He further stated that in Assam, the rights of every Assamese indigenous person and every individual of genuine Indian origin must remain protected for all time.
"The BJP is a family, dedicated to the service of Mother India and committed to establishing the nation as Vishwaguru (a global leader). To achieve this resolve, the doors of the BJP remain open for all," Saikia said, as per the release.
"Today, as you have voluntarily come forward with the spirit of national service and devotion to Mother India, I extend my heartfelt congratulations. Only with the BJP in Assam will the indigenous and Assamese people remain secure," he added.
In addition to the leaders mentioned above, over a hundred members from various parties and organisations also joined the BJP during today's joining ceremony," Dilip Saikia further added.
The programme was presided over by the State President of the BJP Assam Pradesh and Member of Parliament, Dilip Saikia. Present at the event were BJP Assam Pradesh's respected Organisational General Secretary G.R. Ravindra Raju, Vice Presidents Rekharani Das Boro and Ratna Singh, General Secretaries Pallav Lochan Das and Anup Barman, along with several state office bearers and senior leaders of the party, a release said.
A large number of members from the Adivasi Kalyan Parishad (Tribal Welfare Council) formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.
Among them were - Asim Hasda, President of Adivasi Welfare Development Council, Subhash Tirkey, Vice President, Executive Members: Mandal Hasda, Mohan Kisku, Parcias Hembram, Sines Hembram, Rtiku Tudu, William Tudu, Tribal leaders: Montu Rawani, Bachil Minz, Edmund Mardi, Kishun Tudu, Chatur Mardi.