First phase of parivartan yatra successful: Cong

Second phase starts from April 22 

Raipur, April 19, 2013

Congress has claimed that first phase of its parivartan yatra, which concluded on April 18, received massive response. The party’s chief spokesperson informed that the parivartan express bus covered 1250 km in seven days. “During this period, the party organised 16 public rallies in different assembly areas and over 1.50 lakh people participated in these rallies,” he said.

The first phase of yatra was taken out in four districts – Sarguja – 8 rallies, Koria – 3 rallies, Jashpur – 3 rallies and Raigarh – 2 rallies. 

In rallies, the party raised almost all the major issues including grafts, scams, allocation of mines, paddy bonus, demands of Shikshakarmis, lathicharge on tribals in Raipur and Suhela, Meena Khalkhon episode, Jhaliyamari rape incident, reservation for tribals, etc.

The second phase of the yatra will be taken out from April 22-27 and will cover Kathghora, Marwahi, Kota, Lormi, Pali Tanakhar, Korba, Raigarh and Sakti Vidhan Sabha areas. 

The party will organise 17 public rallies in six days. The rallies will be organised in - Raigarh, Kharsia, Dabra (Chandrapur) - April 22, Jaijaipur, Sakti, Janjgir - April 23, Bodri, Takhatpur, Mungeli – April 24, Lormi, Pendra (Kota) and Marwahi – April 25, Podhi (Pali Tanakhar), Kathghora, Korba – April 26 and Rampur and Akaltara – April 27.

Trivedi informed that preparations were on for second phase of the yatra. “The yatra coordinator TS Singhdeo is in contact with party general secretaries and MLAs to make the yatra’s second phase successful,” he said.

Rita Joshi to address rallies on April 22, Diggi on May 7

Former Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Rita Bahuguna Joshi will participate on first day of yatra’s second phase. She will address public rallies at Raigarh and Kharsia. 

Similarly, AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh will participate third phase of yatra on May 7. However, he will arrive in state capital on May 6 as he is scheduled to attend unveiling ceremony of former CM of Madhya Pradesh Pt Shyama Charan Shukla’s statue at Rajim on the same day.