(ET)
Go to rural and backward areas of the country and spread the word about various welfare schemes of the NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told party MPs at a dinner meeting in New Delhi on Friday.
Reiterating the need to focus on the 115 most-backward districts marked out by NITI Aayog, Modi said that BJP MPs and party office-bearers should spend time in such areas and listen to the grievances of the people and ensure effective delivery of government programmes. BJP MPs from both Houses of Parliament attended the parliamentary party meeting at the party headquarters. Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah were the main speakers.
Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and some MPs also expressed their views. Aparty insider said Dalit leader and North West Delhi MP Udit Raj raised the issue of a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court watering down the stringent provisions incorporated in the Act meant to prevent atrocities to Scheduled Castes andand Scheduled Tribes following its reported misuse.
