BJP workers will not back off, will give befitting response to Congress in LS polls: BY Vijayendra
Bengaluru: Newly appointed Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Saturday said his party workers will not back off from agitations against the ruling Congress and will give a befitting response to the ruling party in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He also said he would strive to strengthen the party right from the booth level.
The BJP on Friday had appointed Vijayendra, the younger son of veteran leader and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, as its state unit president. He was until now the state vice-president of the party.
"There is no example of BJP workers backing off from any struggle or agitation. It is in the blood of our party workers, there is no question of fearing and running away," Vijayendra said in response to a question about party workers allegedly not coming forward to take part in agitations due to the fear of the Congress government booking cases against them.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "Let Congress people be how ever vociferous they are, our workers will organise the party, going beyond such things, and we will give a befitting response in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections."
The newly appointed state BJP chief began his activities on the first day, by visiting the residence of the party's booth president at Gandhi Nagar Assembly segment here.
Pointing out that there are a total of 58,282 booths in Karnataka, Vijayendra said, aimed at strengthening the party at booth level, he was first visiting the residence of a booth president.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national President J P Nadda believe in the idea that -- the party will win the country, if it wins booths -- he said, "So, by visiting the residence of Gandhi Nagar booth president, we have taken a step towards strengthening all the 58,282 booths in the state."
Expressing happiness about visiting the house of a loyal party worker and a booth president, on the first day after his appointment as state BJP chief, Vijayendra said, several party stalwarts have grown to the level where they are today, starting as booth president.
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
