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PM Modi, who was addressing the BJP's Sanghatan Parva event in New Delhi on Monday, got emotional while recounting a five-decade-old story of a woman worker of the party. With watery eyes and wobbling words, he recounted how a party worker, who was arrested during a peaceful protest in Ahmedabad, spent a month behind bars with her 9-month-old baby. He was addressing party leaders and workers at the launch of Sadasyata Abhiyan 2024, the membership drive of the party.

While hailing the role of workers in the party's current position, PM Modi slammed the opposition for the "greed they had for power".

"Our party workers used to protest against those in power for the issues of people. So they kept going to and coming out of jail. 50 years ago, People of Jan Sangh were doing 'Satyagraha' in Ahmedabad and so many people were jailed just for agitating. One of the women workers who went to jail spent a month in jail with her 9-month-old baby. That's how BJP reached here...and those people who committed this crime...they had so much greed for power," a visibly emotional PM Modi said.

During the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the BJP's 2024 membership drive by renewing his membership. The new membership drive was launched here with PM Modi getting the certificate for the renewal of his membership from BJP president JP Nadda.

The Prime Minister further said that from the days of Bharatiya Jana Sangh till now, BJP has made all possible efforts to bring a new political culture to the country.

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"Another round of 'Sadasyata Abhiyan' is beginning today. From Bharatiya Jana Sangh till now, we have made all possible efforts to bring a new political culture in the country. The organisation or political party through which people give power, that unit, that organisation, that party... if it doesn't follow democratic values, if internal democracy doesn't live in it, then situation arises which is faced by several other political parties today," the Prime Minister said.

He further reminded the party cadre that the organisational structure that will be established during this period will coincide with the implementation of 33 per cent reservation in Legislative Assemblies and Parliament.

"If this 33 per cent reservation for women is to be introduced during this time, then in my membership drive, can we include all those individuals who can help my party ensure that the maximum number of women are elected as MLAs and MPs, thus making this crucial decision a success?" he asked.