BJP National President JP Nadda will inaugurate BJP Minority Morcha’s nationwide campaign titled ‘Pasmanda Sneh Samman Yatra on July 27; ANI has reported.

The ‘Pasmanda Sneh Samvad Yatra’ is scheduled to begin on 27 July, the death anniversary of former president APJ Abdul Kalam. The Yatra will conclude on 15 October, the former president’s birthday, after passing through different parts of the country.

Media Coordinator of BJP Minority Morcha Yaser Jilani said that the ‘Pasmada Sneha Samman Yatra’ will be conducted in seven phases. In the first phase, the yatra will travel through Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, concluding in Firozpur Jhirka, Haryana.

President of BJP Minority Morcha Jamal Siddiqui said that the yatra aims to raise awareness about the initiatives taken by the central government for the ‘Pasmada’ community and will disseminate information about these efforts across the country.

As per the report, during the yatra, BJP leaders will visit villages and homes in areas with significant Muslim populations to convey the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP will endeavour to reach every assembly constituency and engage with the ‘Pasmanda’ Muslim community.

Earlier this year on 27 February, PM Modi, while speaking at a post-Budget webinar had said even after so many years of independence, ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims are left behind and (development) benefits need to reach them.

UPDATE: The Yatra has been postponed. “The ‘Pasmanda Sneh Samvad Yatra’ which was scheduled to be taken out on 27 July, 2023 from party headquarters, New Delhi, is being postponed. A new date will be announced soon,” BJP Minority Morcha National President Jamal Siddiqui said in a tweet.