Union home minister to address public meeting in Chhindwara
The Hindu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district to address a public meeting in the Mahakaushal region of the state to focus on wooing the tribal community by honouring tribal icons
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday visit Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district to address a public meeting in the Mahakaushal region of the state where Assembly polls are due by year-end, sources said on Friday.
Chhindwara is considered the stronghold of senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kamal Nath and has a large population of tribals, about 35-40%.
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, focusing on wooing the community by honouring tribal icons, Shah will begin his Chhindwara tour by paying a visit to Anchalkund Dada Darbar and worshipping at the sacred place of the tribal community, said sources.
The tribal community of the region is deeply associated with this religious place. Nath, who was also the chief minister, too regularly visits Anchalkund Dada Darbar to seek divine blessings, the sources said.
Anchalkund, where an ‘Akhand Jyoti (eternal flame) is burning for the last 200 years, is a sacred place for the tribal community of the region, the sources said.
“Amit Shahji will worship at the Anchalkund and will also have lunch with the tribal community there,” Madhya Pradesh agriculture minister and in-charge of Chhindwara district, Kamal Patel told PTI.
“This time we are going to win both assembly polls and Lok Sabha elections from Chhindwara and the party has focused on the target,” Patel said.