Team News Riveting
Raipur, September 11
Eyeing to return to power after five years in Chhattisgarh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch the Parivartan Yatra (campaign for power change) from down south of the state in Dantewada on Tuesday.
After offering prayers at Maa Danteshwari temple in Dantewada, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the yatra. He will address a public meeting also on the occasion.
The second ‘Parivartan Yatra’ will be flagged off by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda in Jashpur (north Chhattisgarh) on September 15.
Talking to reporters, BJP General Secretary and In-charge of Party Affairs for Chhattisgarh O P Mathur said the two Parivartan Yatras would be rolled out from Dantewada and Jashpur on September 12 and September 15, respectively, to raise public awareness and expose the “corruption” of the Congress government.
“We will also apprise people about public welfare schemes of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and hold meetings with beneficiaries of the central schemes,” he said, claiming the yatra will create a new history in Chhattisgarh.
State BJP chief Arun Sao last week said the first yatra will cover a distance of 1,728 km through Bastar, Durg and Raipur divisions in 16 days, while the second yatra will cover 1,261 km in 13 days in Bilaspur and Surguja divisions.
The yatras, which will see 84 public meetings, 85 “swagat sabhas” (welcome gatherings) and seven road shows, will culminate in Bilaspur on the same day after covering a distance of 2,989 km across 87 assembly segments (out of the total 90), said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the concluding function, Sao said.
