By Pawan Dixit
LUCKNOW: In a bid to bring Dalits into the saffron fold, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will launch a mega nationwide outreach campaign next month to establish a connection with the Scheduled Caste community.
Starting from October 16, a day before Valmiki Jayanti on October 17, the VHP’s campaign ‘Aprashta Mukta Bharat Samrasta Yukta Bharat’ will reach out to Dalits at 10,000 locations across the country during the four-day campaign, which will end on October 19.
During the campaign, the VHP will organise sahbhoj (community feast), Kanya pojan, samrashta yajna, and samrashta seminars to connect with Dalits and spread a message against the social scourge of untouchability.
In Uttar Pradesh, the VHP has planned to reach out to the Dalit community at 500 locations. The VHP’s campaign hold much importance as, during the last Lok Sabha polls, a sizable section of the Dalit community had drifted away from the BJP, especially in Uttar Pradesh.
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