BJP begins kar seva to rebuild quake-hit houses

The kar seva programme announced by the BJP to re-build houses in the quake-affected areas would commence from April 2 in 30 different talukas. The kar sevaks from different parts of the state left for their respective destinations, according to an official press release. The kar sevaks would give shramdaan for the next seven days in villages assigned to them.

The BJP has designed a compact programme that would be conducted in three phases. In each phase, the kar sevaks would work for seven days. In the first phase, the BJP would take up 100 villages in 30 worst effected talukas of the state. Around 25,000 BJP members would give shramdaan and devote quality time during the first phase.

A team of four to five members would be formed as per the ground realities and requirements of an affected village, BJP spokesman Jagdish Bhavsar said.

In the second and third phase, the number of kar sevaks to be sent to the affected villages would be increased. "The BJP would try to cover all disaster-hit villages in the next two phases," he added.

Mr Bhavsar claimed that a rush was witnessed at every district office of the BJP to participate in the kar seva. "We expect that the figure of kar sevaks would rise above the one-lakh mark," he added.

The BJP has also invited social organisations, doctors, engineers who wish to join in the kar seva to give shramdaan. "The kar seva is not to be affair of BJP," he added. Meanwhile, top state and national level leaders of BJP will also join the kar seva.

Republished from Asian Age