New Delhi, June 6: The BJP on Sunday concluded a review of the relief work done by its workers in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19 and said in the coming days, it will train one lakh health volunteers across the country to operate medical devices and perform other essential medical services.
BJP president JP Nadda had called a meeting of the party’s general secretaries and the presidents of its different wings to take stock of the preventive and relief work carried out by the saffron party during the second wave of the pandemic and its performance in the recently-held Assembly polls.
The leaders also deliberated on post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP general secretaries told reporters after the meeting. The meeting was held at Nadda’s residence and was attended by all the eight general secretaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh and the presidents of its yuva, kisan, mahila, OBC, SC, ST and minority morchas.
After the meeting, Nadda, Santhosh and the general secretaries of the party went to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence. Talking to reporters outside Nadda’s residence, BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav said a report was presented to the party chief on relief work carried out amid pandemic. It was decided that the party will train one lakh health volunteers across the country, including imparting technical knowledge, to operate ventilator and other medical devices, he added. (PTI)
