The plantation drive, which will include MPs and MLAs also, has been initiated to commemorate the birth centenary celebration of party ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyay. It will continue till July 25.
"During this period, party workers at the booth-level will plant at least one sapling and also ensure that it is properly nurtured and looked after," UP BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi told PTI.
Noting that the present weather is absolutely conducive for undertaking plantation, he said the Bharatiya Janata Party's effort is to inculcate a feeling of concern for the environment among its cadres.
He said the entire exercise is being conducted under the supervision of UP general secretary Ashok Kataria, even as the party will be monitoring the plantation programme on a daily basis from Lucknow and seek feedback and daily progress reports from all districts.
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However, the choice of the sapling has been left to party workers, who will taken the decision keeping in mind the weather and geography of their area, he added.
After this, he said, party workers will hold seminars from July 26 to July 31 on a variety of issues.
"From August 1 to August 7, blood testing programmes will be held, which will be followed by Seva Sahyogi Sangam from August 8 to August 13. A blood donation programme will be held on August 9 and a quiz competition on August 20," Tripathi said.
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