PM Modi's visit to Raj's Mangarh Dham will help BJP in Guj polls: Party leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Mangarh Dham in Rajasthans Banswara district next week will help the BJP in assembly elections in neighbouring Gujarat as well as in this state next year particularly in wooing the tribal community party leaders saidThe Mangarh Dham a memorial for around 1500 tribals massacred by the British army in 1913 is located in the the district on the GujaratRajasthan border a region with a large tribal population Elections in Gujarat dates for which are yet to be announced are scheduled to be held in two monthsThe Congress government in Rajathan has been demanding that the dham be declared a monument of national importance with Chief Minister Ashok Ghelot in a recent meeting saying he has written twice to Prime Minister Modi about the status to the memorial This would be a true tribute to Govind Guru Gehlot had saidAlso Read India has never considered war first option but last resort we believe in peace PM ModiThe gathering of tribals and forest dwellers in 1913 in Mangarh against the British Raj was being led by social reformer Govind GuruBJP Rajasthan president Satish Poonia said that people from the tribal community in the state will participate in the programme in large numbers and claimed Modi is likely to make some announcementsNot only Gujarat the programme on November 1 could even bolster the partys popularity among the community in Madhya Pradesh which like the desert state will go to polls next year and has a large tribal population BJP leaders saidThe prime ministers visit to the tribal region will give a boost to the party a BJP leader said while one of his party colleagues claimed it will have an impact on assembly constituencies in northern parts of Gujarat where polls are going to be heldThe assembly elections in Rajasthan are due later next year and the prime ministers visit will certainly give a boost to the party in the tribal region the leader assertedThe programme is being held to give respect to the unsung heroes Union Minister of State for Culture and senior BJP leader from Rajasthan Arjun Ram Meghwal told PTI on MondayThe prime minister is scheduled to visit the historic place Mangarh Dham and the programme is being organised by the Union culture ministry on November 1 he said and added that 1500 tribals had sacrificed their lives in 1913 and this is the time to honour and respect them and the prime minister is visiting the dham for the sameIn the next year assembly polls Opposition BJP in Rajasthan will try to wrest the Bagidora assembly constituency from the Congress and the saffron party believes the event could improve its electoral prospects in the seatAsked if the prime minister on November 1 will make any announcements Meghwal who is looking after the events arrangements said it was not his subject to answerBJP Rajasthan president Poonia also said that people from the tribal community in the state will participate in the programme in large numbersWhat Narendra Modi had envisioned as Gujarat chief minister for the development of Mangarh Dham he will now turn it into a reality as the prime minister he had said during his visit to Udaipur on FridayFor the event the BJP is planning to mobilise people from not only Rajasthan but also from pollbound Gujarat sources in the party saidThe main focus is on Rajasthan and Gujarat Tribals from Madhya Pradesh residing near the Rajasthan border are also likely to attend the prime ministers programme they saidBJP Banswara District president Govind Singh Rao said that party workers from the entire Udaipur division and nearby districts in Rajasthan such as Pali and Sirohi will take part in the eventBesides them people from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh will also come he saidHe said that six districts two each of Rajasthan Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are located in a radius of about 100 km of Mangarh Dham and maximum participation of tribal people will be from thereOn Saturday Chief Minister Gehlot had held a meeting on the development works at Mangarh Dham being carried out by the state government and said it is making continuous efforts to get it declared a monument of national importance Officials were also directed to complete various development works at the dham in a timebound mannerGehlot had also issued instructions to complete the necessary preparations for the proposed visit of Modi on November 1In Rajasthan eight districts Banswara Dungarpur Chittorgarh Udaipur Rajsamand Sirohi Pratapgarh and Pali fall under the scheduled area which has a total of 37 assembly constituenciesOf these 21 are held by the BJP while Congress holds 11 seats independents three and Bhartiya Tribal Party BTP has two seatsRajasthan has a total of 200 assembly seats and 71 are held by BJP BTPs influence in the tribal belt of Rajasthan is a cause of concern for both the BJP and the Congress and therefore the principal parties of the state are trying to keep the tribal vote bank with themThis story has been sourced from a third party 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