Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, on Tuesday, virtually inaugurate the two-day 'National Mayors' Conference' to be held in Gandhinagar, a BJP leader said.
As many as 121 mayors and deputy mayors of BJP-ruled urban local bodies across the country will participate in the two-day event, which is being organised by the party’s ‘sushasan’ (good governance) cell, BJP National Secretary Rituraj Sinha said.
"PM Modi will inaugurate the National Mayors' Conference on Tuesday morning. He will guide the invited guests on urban development," Sinha told reporters on Monday.
BJP National President JP Nadda will also attend the inaugural ceremony, while others who will take part in the conference over two days include Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, he said.
"Fadnavis will share his vision for urban development and Puri will brief the guests about various government schemes for urban local bodies. In all, mayors, deputy mayors, and other elected representatives will participate in the conference and share their views waste management, traffic management, water-logging, etc," Sinha informed.
Mayors of Surat, Indore, Kanpur, and Panaji will brief the audience about the work they have done in waste management, cleanliness, increasing revenue, among other areas, in their respective cities, he added.