Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday held the first meeting under the ‘Mukhyamantri Sathe, Mokla Mane (Open your heart with the CM)’ initiative with people from the urban slums of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Rajkot and Junagadh at his official residence in Gandhinagar. Sources said that the initiative seemed to be about genuinely having his ear to the ground rather than simply calling in people, as the participants are not screened on the basis of their party preference.
“The chief minister said that he wanted to get honest views of the ground situation. He did not want to listen to goody-goody things about the government. So, membership of the ruling party is not necessary,” a source said. Transport was provided to the participants by the government and they were accorded all the hospitality that a guest of the CM gets.