Dimapur, January 6: The BJP State has requested every member of the villages in Nagaland state to generously contribute at least 250 gms each of metal piece towards the construction of the tallest statue of unity as a show of solidarity along with the rest of the nation.
BJP State President Dr. M. Chuba Ao has requested them to submit their names along with the metals to the BJP district presidents before January 20 for forwarding to the BJP state office. The BJP District Presidents are requested to direct every mandal presidents and BLO agents to organize the collection from every villages and towns. Party workers in every districts, towns and villages may cooperate in collecting the metals from donors as well as their names and have them deposited with their respective district presidents listed accordingly.
District BJP president name and their contact number are as follows: Dimapur-Nikhevi, 9856311624; Kohima-Vidi Angami, 9402030389; Phek-Neinu, 8974038582; Peren-Max, 9402022353; Wokha-Tungoe, 8731949204; Mokokchung-Limawati, 9856771617; Zunheboto-Khuvise Zhimomi, 9436427675; Mon-Phowang Konyak, 9856481006; Tuensang-Yangba Chang, 9862582910; Kiphire-Makhi Yimchunger, 8730941258; and Longleng-Ajoy Phom, 8974014478.
This was stated in a press release issued by BJP Nagaland Secretary, Jaangsillung Gonmei.
The world’s tallest Statue of Unity of Vallabhbhai Patel, then Union Home Minister under the premiership of Jawarharlal Nehru, who brought together more than 562 princely states to constitute modern republic India, is to be erected on the river island of Sadhu Bet of Narmada river, Gujarat. At 182 metres (597 ft) it is deemed to be twice the height of the Statue of Liberty on the New York harbour, USA. The meaningful purpose of constructing this statue with the specific material of metal is to unite the country into one strong bond while commemorating the patriotic gigantic task of uniting the nation of the “iron man of India” or “Bismarck of India” as Patel is known.
For reasons as such, Narendra Modi, senior BJP leader and Prime Minister nominee, who proposed the project, entrusted the BJP National Kisan President to collect metal pieces particularly of used farming and working tools of at least 250 gms weight each from every citizen all over the country along with their names which would be inscribed on the statue. For reasons thereof, the metal donor has to submit his/her name along with the metals. More than 300 trucks had been deputed all over the country to collect the metals from the citizens. The collected metals have to be deposited with the construction engineers at Gujarat by the 31st January, 2014.
