Bharatiya Janata Party

RAJAT JAYANTI YEAR PROGRAMME

April 6 – December 30, 2005

Calendar of Events to Revisit Proud Milestones in Party's History

May 11	Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas to mark Pokhran II and India becoming a Nuclear State Main event: Rally in Rajasthan Programmes by all district units to focus on threats to external and internal security
June 23	National Integration Day to commemorate Dr. Mookerjee’s martyrdom Main event: Rally in Lakhimpur, Jammu & Kashmir Programmes by all district units to pay tribute to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, to reaffirm our stand on J&K and to press for a firm policy on national integration
June 25	Strengthen Democracy to mark the 30^th anniversary of the Emergency Main event: Rally in Bangalore All district units to organise programmes and felicitate persons, including those from other parties/organizations, who were detained during the Emergency or raised their voice against it
July 6	Tree Plantation Week to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee
July 22	Dadra Mukti Divas Main event: Rally in Dadra
July 26	Kargil Vijay Diwas Main event: Programme in Chandigarh/Dehradun All district units to organise programmes, make special efforts to mobilize ex-servicemen and honour war heroes/ martyrs’ families
August 2	Goa Liberation Movement to mark the anniversary of Jagannathrao Joshi’s Satayagrah Main event: Programme in Panjim
September 25	1. Commemoration of ‘Ram Rath Yatra’ Main event: Rally in Somnath All mandal units to hold programmes in the month of September 2. Commemoration of the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Main event: A National/International Seminar on Integral Humanism in Delhi/Mumbai All district units to organise functions to popularize the ideas and idealism of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
October 13	Good Governance Day to mark the occasion of formation of NDA Government, under the leadership of Shri Vajpayeeji. Programme in All Districts
October 18	‘Sampoorna kranti Divas’ (J.P. Movement) Main event: Rally in Patna.
October 21	‘Jana Sangh Sthapana Diwas’ Main event: Programme in Delhi Felicitation of old Party functionaries (who held responsible positions in the BJP / Jana Sangh and made significant contributions) at district and state levels. All former Party functionaries and former elected representatives should be invited for the function.
November 19	‘Virangna Divas’ Main event: Mahila Sammelan at Jhashi
November 24	Guru Teg Bahadur Martyr Day Programme: Events to be organised in Kanyakumari & Jammu
December 26-27	National Executive Meeting - Mumbai
December 28, 29, 30	Maha Adhiveshan – Mumbai

Others Events

Kisan Sangharsh Yatra from 2nd October to 31 October - Champaran to Baradoli

Assam Save Assam, Repeal IMDT Day on an suitable date

West Bengal Save Bengal, Stop Infiltration Day to protest against demographic invasion and injustice to Hindus in Bangladesh

Orissa Programme on 'Antyodaya' in Kalahandi on a suitable date

Kerala Padayatra culminating in a Fishermen’s’ Rally

Andhra Pradesh Youth Rally in Vijaywada to commemorate adoption of

Integral Humanism as the policy document of the

Jana Sangh

Madhya Pradesh National SC Convention in Bhopal to commemorate adoption of the Party’s Social Charter

Jharkhand National ST Convention to adopt the Party’s Charter on S.T. Development and Empowerment

Chhattisgarh Antyodaya Rally

Mandatory Rajat Jayanti Programmes in Every State

§ The ‘Tasks Ahead’ document to be discussed in a day-long meeting of every state and district unit. Action Plan to be prepared for Ideological Orientation, Organizational Strengthening & Political Expansion.

§ Setting targets to make the ‘Sarva Sparshi & Sarva Vyapi’:

Ø Establishing Party Unit at different level.

Ø State units to resolve to set up a Party unit in every district.

Ø District units to resolve to set up a Party unit in every mandal.

Ø Mandal units to resolve to set up a Party unit in every village.

Ø Morcha units to be established / activated in all mandals.

Ø Setting membership targets for every mandal unit.

Ø Formation of Gram Kendra & Shahar Kendra.

§ Party Office

Ø A Party office to be set up in every district headquarters.

Ø A building for the Party office to constructed in every state capital.

§ Seva

Ø Every active member and office bearer to identify a ‘seva’ and ‘vikas’ project.

Ø Massive campaign for tree plantation; every primary member to plant a ‘Rajat Jayanti Vruksh’.

Ø Enlisting in State all workers who are running or associated with Seva Projects like education, health etc.

§ Sarva Sadasya Sammelans

Ø Conferences of all members of the Party at mandal/ block/ constituency levels.

Ø Rajat Jayanti Pledge to taken by every member of the Party.

Ø Conferences of all active members at the district level.

Ø Massive Adhiveshans at the state level.

Ø Conference of elected representatives in rural areas.

Ø Conference of elected representatives in urban areas.

§ Constitution of Booth-Level Party Committees for election planning and management.

§ “Gaon Gaon Chalo – Ghar Ghar Chalo Abhiyan” as per the convenience of each state and district unit, with the participation of all the MPs, MLAs and leading Party functionaries. The abhiyan requires the participants to –

Ø Visit every village/ward/colony/slum in their district;

Ø Hoist the Party Flag on a permanent pole in every village/ward/colony;

Ø Hold a meeting in a rural cluster and spend the night in a village.

§ Membership Drive by the Yuva Morcha in every mandal, with special focus on reaching out to college and university students.

§ Programmes to honour all the martyrs and heroes of the Freedom Movement (national, regional and local) and other major democratic movements, and those who have sacrificed their lives in terrorist attacks.

§ BJP-run state governments to launch special schemes and programmes, with a thrust on the rural and urban poor, in consultation with the Party unit in the state.

§ Propagation of Party literature in all languages. Bringing out special issues of our regular publications.

Main Objectives of the Commemorative Programmes

Political consolidation & expansion:

> Fortifying existing strongholds.

> Revival in places where we have suffered a setback.

> Reaching out to new social groups and geographic areas.

> Massive primary membership drive.

Organisational strengthening:

> Activating responsible functionaries.

> Activating Party units at every level.

> Activating Morchas / Cells at every level.

> Formation of gram kendras and shahar kendras..

> Greater interaction between elected representatives and karyakartas

> Developing a better feedback mechanism.

Ideological orientation:

> Reaching the main ideological message to all active members.

> Thrust on unity, discipline and team spirit among leading functionaries.

> Fixing accountability among senior functionaries, office-bearers and elected representatives at every level.

> Manifestation of ‘Karyakarta-Tatva’ -- Ethos of an Ideal BJP Activist.

> Making all state/district/mandal functionaries subscribers to BJP TODAY and BHAJPA SAMACHAR.

> Integrating ‘Seva’ and ‘Vikas’ activities in every active Party member’s work.

Preparatory Work

· Responsibility for implementing and monitoring the above Action Plan to be assigned to a central-level ‘Rajat Jayanti Karyanvayan Samiti’.

· State office-bearers to hold a one-day meeting in April to prepare a comprehensive plan to commemorate the Rajat Jayanti Year in their state. Responsibility for implementing and monitoring it to be assigned to a state-level ‘Rajat Jayanti Karyanvayan Samiti’.

· District-wise meetings to be held for the same purpose in April-May. Responsibility for implementing and monitoring it to be assigned to a ‘Rajat Jayanti Karyanvayan Samiti’ at the district level. A central leader to attend full-day meeting of every district committee.

· Mandal-wise meetings to be held for the same purpose in May-June. A state leader to attend full-day meeting of every mandal.