BJYM Mumbai

The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Mumbai (BJYM) (translation: Indian People Youth Front) is the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded in Mumbai in 1980, and its first Mumbai president was Kirit Somaiya.

Organisation

Mohit Kamboj is the highest authority in the BJYM Mumbai. The National BJYM President is Smt Poonam Mahajan At the state level, a similar structure is in place, with every state unit being led by a president.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is a cadre based party, with the members of its affiliates, such as the BJYM, frequently supplementing that of the main party. Many prominent leaders of the BJP, such as Rajnath Singh, Pramod Mahajan, and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, were once National Presidents of BJYM.

Campaigns

Protests against Habib Tanvir

In 2003, members of the BJYM joined BJP members in protesting against two plays written by the playwright Habib Tanvir, on the grounds that they were an attack on Hindu culture. The plays were a critique of the caste system, superstition, and untouchability.

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Ameet Bhaskar Satam, the youth president of the organisation in Mumbai and a small group protested outside of the Fort campus of Mumbai University during a conference related to Wikipedia.

Yuva Urja event on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 92nd Birthday

In a bid to attract the youth and connect them to the ideology of Bharatiya Janata Party's BJYM Mumbai President Mohit Kamboj has organised MusicAL programme on the occasion of 92nd Birthday of former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Protests against Rang de Basanti

In 2006, the BJYM successfully campaigned for a ban against the Aamir Khan film Rang de Basanti. The campaign was begun in reaction to Khan's public statement opposing the expansion of the Sardar Sarovar Dam.

Bringing back Indian Black Money in Swiss banks

During the 15th Lok Sabha elections in 2009, the BJYM supported the BJP's campaign to bring back Indian black money stored in Swiss banks.

List of previous presidents

Former presidents are listed in the following table.