BJP president Amit Shah inaugurated digital library at party's headquarters in Delhi.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday simultaneously launched two firsts.
Amit Shah began his fresh term as the BJP president with inauguration of the party's first ever library at its headquarters. The RSS launched an exercise to spread awareness on Sangh's ideology by distributing books to Delhi University students.
Mr Shah inaugurated a state-of-the-art library at party's Ashoka Road headquarters in Delhi. The library, spread over 3,000 square feet, has 2,000 books and as many digital books, besides subscription to around 100 national and international journals.
Party secretary Shrikant Sharma told NDTV that the selection of the books for the library emulates the policy followed in the Oxford University. "The library will become a pit stop for all the ideological material and things of historical significance such as party resolutions and literature on the party ideologues," Mr Sharma said.
Party general secretary and library in-charge Arun Singh said, "It was the party president's idea to start a facility that can push party workers and activists towards more in-depth knowledge about the party, it's history, the pantheon of party greats, ideology and stand on current topics."
The library is located at the party's headquarters in New Delhi (File Photo)
The e-library section will have large number of books including those on party's history and ideological literature.
Mr Sharma said that the BJP plans to start such libraries in all state capitals and districts. "The BJP office bearers and active members will be given library cards. The libraries all over the country will be linked to the central office so that a worker in the remotest corner of the country can access the content online," he added.
The next step will be to provide a user name and unique password to all the members so that they can access the libraries online.
Meanwhile, the RSS put up a stall in Delhi University's North Campus, distributing books on its history and founders.
"RSS activists will soon be seen at crossings in Delhi and other towns distributing books and other material highlighting the Sangh's ideology, it's stand on crucial issues including those about which there is a perception that Sangh is intolerant to a plural India," a senior RSS activist said.
The exercise will be soon be carried out in towns all over the country.