Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a women’s empowerment conference on May 31 at Jambouri Ground, Bhopal, marking the 300th birth anniversary of Devi Ahilyabai Holkar.
• The BJP has mobilized nearly 1,000 women volunteers, with 35 leaders from each of Bhopal’s 31 mandals, to manage event logistics including traffic, seating, and refreshments.
• Bhopal Police has deployed a 3,500-person security grid, including 10 senior women officers, and an additional 700–800 women police personnel from across the state.
• Security measures include rigorous tenant and vehicle verification, drone restrictions, and intensive checks at entry and exit points across the city.
• The conference, themed around self-reliance and inspired by Rani Ahilyabai Holkar, is expected to draw 200,000 attendees, including members of women’s self-help groups.