The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has commenced efforts to gauge public sentiment before finalizing its election manifesto for the upcoming state Assembly elections. The party launched the ‘Sankalp Patra Paramarsha Yatra’ (Manifesto Consultation Drive) program from its office in Salt Lake area of Kolkata. State BJP President Samik Bhattacharya, along with other senior leaders, inaugurated the initiative.
Drop boxes will be set up at 1,000 locations across West Bengal to gather people’s opinions on the election manifesto, as the state BJP leadership seeks to involve the public in the manifesto creation process. The party aims to collect suggestions directly from the people through these drop boxes, following a press conference where Samik Bhattacharya emphasized the importance of a comprehensive manifesto.
Mobile vans carrying drop boxes will tour Kolkata on February 17 and 18, allowing people to share their opinions via email, QR code, or by sending letters to the party office. The BJP is particularly interested in input from unemployed educated youth seeking job opportunities and businessmen looking to invest in the state’s industrial sector. The consultation drive will also focus on gathering suggestions from the public on achieving development in various sectors of the state.
The manifesto consultation program stems from the BJP’s claim that the people of West Bengal have missed out on 13 Central government schemes due to the state government’s resistance. The party plans to reach out to diverse sections of society, including armed forces members, teachers, business owners, laborers, and marginalized individuals, to seek their opinions. This opinion-gathering process will continue until February 18.
