Bangalore: BJP gears up for Modi rally, performs special pujas at venue
Bangalore, Nov 8 (DHNS): The BJP on Friday performed three special poojas at the Palace Grounds for the success of the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally on November 17 in the City.
Senior BJP leaders assembled at the grounds, the venue of the rally, and performed a series of homas, including Gana homa, Mruthyunjaya homa and Subramanya homa.
Former deputy chief minister R Ashoka and his wife Pramilarani did the sankalpa and sat through the homas. The party has put Ashoka, the City MLA, in charge of making arrangements for the rally.
Modi will land at the HAL airport on November 17 and reach the convention venue by a helicopter. He will leave Bangalore immediately after his speech. A special helipad is being constructed at the Palace Grounds, sources said.
The State BJP has constituted 36 teams with varied responsibilities ranging from food and water management to transport arrangements for the convention. A preparatory meeting of the teams was held at the Palace Grounds on Friday. At least three lakh people, including two lakh from outside Bangalore, are expected to attend the meet.
Six dining areas are being set up at Gayathri Vihar and Krishna Vihar segments of the Palace Grounds. Separate menus are being prepared for people from different regions of the State, sources said. Those from outside Bangalore will arrive on November 17 morning and leaving the same day. Several halls have been booked for their brief accommodation. No tents will be erected for the crowd due to security reasons.
Asked whether making lakhs of people assemble in a busy area like the Palace Grounds would not cause inconvenience to the public, Subbanna, president of City BJP unit, said as the rally was going to be held on a Sunday, there would not be much traffic movement on the City roads.
He said, “The party workers will be dropped in buses to the venue and later they would be picked up. We will not park vehicles at the grounds. Before 11 am, the workers will assemble. There won’t be much inconvenience to the public. We will also request the public to take alternative routes around the grounds to reach their destinations.”