GANDHINAGAR: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marked its 47th foundation day in Gujarat on Monday, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state president Jagdish Vishwakarma hoisting the party flag in Gandhinagar and addressing party workers.
At the BJP state headquarters, the leaders paid floral tributes to Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya before the event.
They also criticised remarks made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during a rally in Keralam.
Targeting Kharge over the alleged remarks, Vishwakarma said, “Such comments reflect a low and anti-Gujarat mindset. Six-and-a-half crore Gujaratis have given and will continue to give a fitting reply.”
He said Gujarat “will not tolerate insult to a land that has given leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah”.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister said, “The BJP is not just a political party, but a medium to serve the people with the spirit of ‘nation first’.”