Hyderabad: Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) poll panel chief Narendra Modi arrived here on Sunday to
kick-start party’s election campaign by holding a mega rally ahead of the
upcoming 2014 General Elections in the city. Modi is
expected to address around one lakh people at around 3 pm and security in the
city has been beefed up ahead of his rally "Nava Bharat Yuva Bheri"
(New India's Youth Conclave). Modi
arrived by a special aircraft at Begumpet Airport shortly after 10 am. State
BJP president G. Kishan Reddy and senior leaders Bandaru Dattatreya, Vidyasagar
Rao and others welcomed him. He drove to
Park Hyatt Hotel, where he will be meeting industrialists and representatives
from the information technology sector.
After the meeting, the BJP leader will unveil a
statue of Vallabhbhai Patel at the Keshav Memorial School. He will also address
BJP office-bearers before leaving Hyderabad at 9 pm. BJP leaders said the stadium has a capacity of 75,000
people, but over 1,00,000 have registered online. Twelve LED screens would be
installed outside the stadium for those who are unable to go inside.
“On my way to Hyderabad - I can feel the enthusiasm of the Youth already. Looking forward to Nava Bharat Yuva Bheri!”, Modi had tweeted on Sunday morning.
“On my way to Hyderabad - I can feel the enthusiasm of the Youth already. Looking forward to Nava Bharat Yuva Bheri!”, Modi had tweeted on Sunday morning.
The
party has decided to charge Rs 5 from anyone who wants to attend the rally. The
money will reportedly be donated for the rehabilitation of the flood victims in
Uttarakhand. Interestingly, the
BJP is promoting the event as a "youth rally" targeting a demographic
of 18-40.
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