Amit Shah, the newly appointed president of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a meeting with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) top brass at RSS headquarters here, on Friday.
Mr.Chandan Goswami, the head of BJP media cell in Vidarbha, said Mr.Shah will arrive by 11 am flight and will visit Deekshabhoomi (the place where Dr.Ambedkar had converted to Buddhism with his followers).
“He will then hold discussions with BJP Maharashtra president Devendra Fadnavis at his home. At 4 pm, the BJP president will visit RSS headquarters for a meeting with the RSS leaders,” said Mr.Goswamito the media.
Mr. Goswami also updated that the RSS general secretary Bhayyaji Joshi could attend the meeting and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat would be present in the meeting.
As per sources, it’s a “ritual” for the new party chief to visit RSS headquarters. “Nitin Gadkari had met RSS chief and sought his blessings immediately after being appointed as BJP chief. Even Rajnath Singh had followed the tradition. So Amit Shah is only following the rituals,” said a source closes to Gadkari in Nagpur.
The Friday’s meeting agenda is not yet confirmed but sources said that the upcoming Assembly elections especially in Maharashtra and the brawl between BJP and Shivsena will be on the agenda of the meeting.