PM Modi's Grand Roadshow In Delhi Today, Congress Says 'Hollow, Choreographed Events Will Only...'

The roadshow will take place on the first day of the national executive meeting in honour of PM Modi. The Congress took a swipe and said PM Modi, "rattled by the success of the Bharat Jodo Yatra".

Bharatiya Janata Party is organising the roadshow on the first day of the national executive meeting in honour of PM Modi.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a grand roadshow today in Delhi. The two-day BJP national executive meeting will be held at NDMC Convention Centre in the national capital on January 16-17. Earlier on Sunday, the Congress took a swipe at the BJP over its scheduled roadshow in the national capital, saying that PM Modi, "rattled by the success of the Bharat Jodo Yatra", has got his party to organise a "joke of a road show".

Bharatiya Janata Party is organising the roadshow on the first day of the national executive meeting in honour of PM Modi. Earlier, the roadshow was planned for Tuesday, the second day of the key meeting. But the party changed the schedule and now the roadshow will be held on January 16.

Attacking the BJP, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter, "An insecure Prime Minister rattled by the huge success of the Bharat Jodo Yatra has got the BJP to organise a joke of a road show passing through a short distance in the national capital tomorrow." "Such hollow, choreographed events will only keep his drum-beaters busy," he said.

PM Modi's roadshow will be of around one kilometre leng up to the meeting point. Artistes from different states will perform cultural performances during the roadshow. Party workers would stand along the roads to welcome PM Modi, news agency ANI reported citing sources. This is the first major meeting of the party after the landslide victory in Gujarat. Meanwhile, Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory given PM Modi's roadshow in the national capital on Monday.

"Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is organizing a road show having mass public participation on Sansad Marg from Patel Chowk to Sansad Marg-Jai Singh Road Junction on January 16 from 3 pm onwards. Prime Minister of India will grace the said road show with his presence. Special Traffic arrangements will be in place to ensure smooth traffic management in the vicinity of the roadshow route," Delhi Police said in a statement.

The traffic advisory said Ashoka Road (Windsor Place to Jai Singh Road GPO Both Carriageways), Sansad Marg, Tolstoy Road (Janpath to Sansad Marg), Rafi Marg (Rail Bhawan to Sansad Marg), Jantar Mantar Road, Imtiaz Khan Marg and Bangla Sahib Lane will remain closed on January 16 from 2:30 pm to 5 pm.

Delhi Police further said that Baba Kharak Singh Road, Outer Circle Connaught Place, Park Street/Shankar Road, Minto Road, Mandir Marg, Barakhamba Road, Panchkuain Road, Raisina Road, Tolstoy Road, Janpath, Firozeshah Road, Rafi Marg, Rani Jhansi Road, DBG Road, Chelmsford Road, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, DDU Marg, Ranjit Singh flyover, Talkatora Road and Pandit Pant Marg are expected to experience a heavy volume of traffic during the roadshow.

Traffic will be diverted at Gol Dak Khana, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj, Windsor, Rail Bhawan, Outer CC-Sansad Marg Junction, Raisina Road-Jantar Mantar Road Junction, Janpath-Tolstoy Road Junction and Tolstoy road KG Marg junctions. Delhi Police advised people to avoid the above-mentioned roads, stretches and areas the roadshow will cover.

(With agencies' Inputs)