Second phase of Cong yatra concludes today

Raipur, April 26, 2013

The second phase of Congress parivartan yatra will conclude on Saturday. The party will organise three public rallies on the concluding day at Barpali (Rampur), Akaltara and Bilaspur. Union minister of state for corporate affairs (independent charge) Sachin Pilot will address public meeting at Bilaspur. 

 

The second phase of the yatra commenced on April 22 and in five days (i.e. till Friday) the party organised 15 rallies. The party claims of receiving massive response from people as it got in the first phase.

However, the party continued to face embarrassing situation with factionalism surfacing time and again. In second phase too, the Ajit Jogi faction dominated the yatra as it entered Bilaspur district for the region being stronghold of former chief minister.

Notably, Jogi had completely stolen Congress show on the launching date of the yatra on April 12 when he took a separate roadshow at Ambikapur in presence of all the senior party leaders including AICC treasurer Motilal Vora and state Congress incharge BK Hariprasada. Then, there was a scuffle between supporters of Jogi and yatra coordinator TS Singhdeo at Surajpur rally in presence of AICC spokesperson and MP Sandeep Dixit.

In second phase too, the Jogi stalwarts spoilsport party rally at Bodri by inviting workers for lunch as soon as state Congress president Nandkumar Patel started his address. This happened in Jogi’s absence as he is practicing to walk with elegs.

With Sachin Pilot scheduled to address Bilaspur crowd the party hopes the Jogi faction does not attempts to hijack the show again as it is habitual of doing in presence of national leaders.