Vajpayee's b'day will be Senior Citizen’s Day: BJP
BJP National Medical Wing (NMW) has decided to observe December 25, the birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the Senior Citizens’ Day.
A decision to this effect was taken at a workshop on National Medical Policy organised by the BJP-NMW on Sunday. The NMW has decided to observe the birth anniversaries of social reformers Shyamaprasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya as special days.
On the occasion , BJP Doctor’s Cell state working committee member K Mohandas Bhandary said Mukherjee’s birthday anniversary (June 23) will be observed as Blood, Eye and Body Donation Day, while birth anniversary of Upadhayaya (September 26) will be J’anani Suraksha Divas’. On Janani Suraksha Divas, they will create awareness on maternal care and for the prevention of infant mortality.
Apart from this, April 6 will be observed as BJP Day, and will be dedicated to disabled persons, Bhandary added.
Karnataka Assembly Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat, Consultant Cardiologist K Mukund, Nitte University Vice-Chancellor M Shantharam Shetty were also presented during the workshop.
