Cong yatra: Anil Shastri to attend two rallies

Raipur, May 20, 2013

AICC’s permanently invited member Anil Shastri will attend two public rallies on the first day of fourth phase of Congress parivartan yatra on May 23. 

According to information, Shastri will reach state capital from Mumbai at noon on May 22. At evening, he will proceed to Jagdalpur via road route. On the following day he will attend public meetings at Bijapur and Karali (Dantewada Vidhan Sabha area).

On May 24, he will talk to Jagdalpur media at 11 am and Raipur media at 5 pm. On May 25, he will leave for Bangalore at morning.

The state Congress aims to rope in a few more national leaders in fourth phase of the yatra. 

The party spokesperson Mahendra Chhabda said yatra’s fourth phase will be attended by PCC head Nandkumar Patel, CLP leader Ravindra Choubey and senior party leaders. 

The party is preparing to strongly attack chief minister Raman Singh on Pushp Steel case and would demand his resignation during fourth phase of the yatra.

Besides, proposed power tariff hike would be another major issue on which the principal opposition would take on the BJP government and seek its explanation as what compelled it take such move despite Chhattisgarh being power surplus state.

The party also plans to hit at the government’s vikas yatra and likely to publicise that the ruling party is misusing public fund. 

In fourth phase, besides Bijapur and Karali the party will hold rallies in - May 24 - Jagdalpur, Bakawand (Bastar VS area), May 25 – Sukma (Konta VS area), Darbha (Chitrakot VS area), May 26 – Narayanpur, Kondagaon, May 27 – Keshkal, Kanker, May 28 – Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Doundi-Lohara and May 29 – Mohla (Mohla Manpur VS area), Kumarda (Khujji VS area), Dongargaon.