Meerut: Celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 68th birthday, painters from six states – Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Haryana – gathered at Meerut’s Rishabh Academy to paint a 69-metre-long canvas to display ‘mahanayak ki vikaas gaatha’ (development works of the great leader) on Monday. Nearly 250 painters got down to paint the canvas, which BJP members plan to gift to the Prime Minister’s Office, so that it can be put on display to spread awareness about various schemes under his rule.The management of the CBSE-affiliated school is known to be close to the saffron party and had last year sparked a controversy when they made it mandatory for close to 2,800 students to have a Yogi-like haircut.Senior BJP leader Sunil Bharala, member of the party’s state working member committee, who spearheaded the event, said, “To celebrate the 68th birthday of PM Narendra Modi, we invited nearly 250 artists from six states to draw welfare schemes and development works of Narendra Modi Ji on a 69-metre-long canvas. The canvas will then be gifted to the PMO.”The schemes which were covered on the canvas include PM Jan Dhan Awaas Yojana, Ayushman Yojana, Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagaya Yojana among many others. Meanwhile, a competition of paintings among students of as many as 20 schools was also conducted here and the top three students were awarded.Picture credit: Munish KumarCaption: Nearly 250 painters got down to paint the canvas, which BJP members plan to gift to the Prime Minister’s Office, so that it can be put on display to spread awareness about various schemes under his rule

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