Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to respond to concern over the economic slowdown, in his speech at the “extended” National Executive meeting of the BJP here on Monday evening.
Mr. Modi’s speech is slated to be the highlight of the meeting inside the Talkatora stadium.
A meeting of party office-bearers took place on Sunday afternoon to set the agenda for the executive.
Grand meeting
A key departure for the meeting will be the presence of all elected BJP lawmakers, including close to 337 MPs, 1,400 MLAs and all MLCs, besides its core group leaders from the States.
More than 2,000 delegates will attend what has been described by senior party leaders as an “extended National Executive” to mark the end of a year-long exercise to commemorate Deendayal Upadhyaya’s 100th birth anniversary.
BJP president Amit Shah will deliver the inaugural address at the event, which will also see an exhibition of events associated with the centenary celebrations of Upadhyaya, founding general secretary of the Jan Sangh.
Sources said the Prime Minister, who would deliver the valedictory address, might use the opportunity to highlight his government’s pro-poor measures and other policy decisions.
Policy initiatives
He is expected to answer critics on the state of the economy and efforts at financial transparency and inclusion. Party sources said that a political and economic resolution, drafted by party general secretary Ram Madhav, will be taken up at the meeting and is expected to repose faith in the work of the NDA government.
The rollout of the GST has been described by the party as a major success of the government which, it asserted, will integrate the economy.
A senior party leader said the issue of Rohingya immigrants, who the government has termed a threat to security of the country, may also find a mention.
