Despite election campaigning reaching a feverish pitch in poll-bound Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked BJP workers to…
PM Narendra Modi (Photo: Facebook)
Despite election campaigning reaching a feverish pitch in poll-bound Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked BJP workers to “focus on helping people” as Cyclone Ockhi is expected to make landfall in coastal part of the state.
In a tweet, Modi said: “With #CycloneOckhi expected to make a landfall in Gujarat, I appeal to @BJP4Gujarat Karyakartas (workers) to focus on helping people across the state.”
“Our Karyakartas should devote themselves to providing all possible assistance and stand shoulder to shoulder with fellow citizens,” he said.
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With #CycloneOckhi expected to make a landfall in Gujarat, I appeal to @BJP4Gujarat Karyakartas to focus on helping people across the state. Our Karyakartas should devote themselves to providing all possible assistance and stand shoulder to shoulder with fellow citizens.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 5, 2017
After leaving a trail of destruction on the southern coast, Cyclone Ockhi is expected to make landfall in coastal Gujarat on Tuesday with squally winds and heavy rainfall.
Maharashtra, too, is on a state of high alert to deal with the side-effects of the stormy weather. A precautionary holiday has been announced for all schools in the coastal Maharashtra districts.
Modi ensured that he was “continuously” monitoring the situation in various parts of the country due to Cyclone Ockhi.
“Continuously monitoring the situation arising in various parts of the country due to #CycloneOckhi. Spoke to all relevant authorities and officials. All possible assistance is being provided to those affected,” he tweeted.
The cyclone has forced Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah to cancel his public rallies in Rajula, Mahuva and Shihor in Gujarat.
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