BJP will launch a 10-day mass contact drive from January 5 to spread awareness over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Speaking to media at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, party general secretary Dr Anil Jain said, BJP president and Home Minister Amit Shah will join the drive in Delhi.
He said, BJP working President JP Nadda will start the drive in Ghaziabad. Rajnath Singh will join the drive in Lucknow and Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur. “All leading faces of the party, ranging from Union ministers to organisational leaders will travel to various parts of the country during the drive,” Shri Jain said.
He said, during the campaign party leaders and workers will contact, three crore families to rally support for the CAA.
As part of its programme, the BJP has launched a toll-free number 8866288662 for people to give missed calls to register their endorsement of the law.
He said, people will be urged to take to social media to voice their support for the law during the campaign. He said, party leaders have already been holding public meetings and press conferences over the issue as they work to counter the opposition’s campaign against the amended citizenship law.
(With inputs from AIR)
