BJP chief Amit Shah to arrive in Lucknow, likely to review Yogi Adityanath government’s performance

Shah will review the performance of Yogi Adityanath govt and hold discussions on the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
LUCKNOW: BJP president Amit Shah will arrive in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow on Wednesday and interact with state unit leaders of the party.
Shah will also reportedly meet Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The meeting, which is slated to begin around 11 AM, is expected to continue till evening.
Besides the Chief Minister, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh senior functionary Krishna Gopal, state BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey and general secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal will also attend the meeting.
During the meeting, the BJP chief is expected to review the performance of the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet and sitting BJP MPs.
The turmoil caused in national politics by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent statement suggesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring a legislation in Parliament for clearing the hurdles in the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya will also be discussed during the meeting.
A senior leader of the party had said on Saturday that meeting would be crucial as it would set the agenda for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Party sources had suggested that a proposal to drop non-performing and tainted ministers may also be accepted during the meeting.
Besides, the BJP chief is also likely to tell the Yogi government and the party’s state unit to improve its performance on law and order front and step up welfare schemes for the poor and the downtrodden.
Ahead of Shah’s arrival, a meeting of the party’s state unit was held on Saturday which was attended by all district chiefs, district in-charges, district conveners and in-charges of Lok Sabha constituencies and other office-bearers.
General secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal said that a ‘Run for Unity’ would be organised in each district on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31.
He asked party leaders to ensure participation of the maximum number of people in the event.