 "Two years into power, Modi govt goes back to people")
Buoyed by the Bharatiya Janata Party's spectacular show in the Assembly elections, the Narendra Modi government is gearing up for a country-wide celebration to mark two years in office.
If the run-up to the second anniversary of the Modi government has been thick and fast in Delhi, the real action is yet to begin. Soon, an outreach campaign, covering 200 cities, will be rolled out, with the Prime Minister holding a grand rally in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP). From that day, Modi's ministerial colleagues will travel to remote corners to convey the message of "development" and "good governance".
On May 26, the day Modi completes two years in office, he will travel to UP, a state that goes to polls next year. While the PM will set the mood for celebrations in a city that has been named among the 98 probables for the ambitious Smart City project, central ministers will take charge in different parts of the country, telling large gatherings about the government's achievements in the past two years.
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Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said starting May 26, 33 ministers will travel across the country for a fortnight to inform masses about Modi government's achievements.
Many ministers have had to put off their summer vacations while some others may have preferred cooler climes.
According to a government source, the instruction from the "top" is that no minister must repeat a state during the two-week "anniversary duty". Roughly, each minister would cover six cities, which also means six states. That would involve a lot of travelling in just two weeks.
"We will report to the people how we have kept our promises," Naidu said, explaining the objective behind the rallies.
