Thursday, June 13, 2013

Cong likely to extend date to restart parivartan yatra

Raipur, Jun 13, 2013

In wake of former union minister and veteran party leader Vidya Charan Shukla’s demise the Congress is likely to extend the date to restart parivartan yatra. 

The party had just recently decided to commence the yatra again from Keshloor on June 16 after its national vice president Rahul Gandhi approved the date by holding talks with acting PCC president Charandas Mahant, CLP leader Ravindra Choubey, party supremo Sonia Gandhi’s political advisor Ahmed Patel, AICC media chairman Janardan Dwivedi and Chhattisgarh Congress incharge BK Hariprasada.

Gandhi had also accepted Mahant’s invitation to attend concluding public rally of the yatra in Jagdalpur.

According to information, the new date to restart yatra will be decided by Rahul Gandhi again when Mahant, alongwith district Congress heads of Bastar division, will meet the former at New Delhi on Friday. 

Sources said the party wanted to commence the yatra quickly to convey message to the tribals that its leaders sacrificed their lives in an attempt to bring back peace and democracy in Bastar.

Mahant is also said to discuss with AICC treasurer Motilal Vora and Hariprasada about yatra date in New Delhi. 

The yatra came to halt when naxals attacked convoy of Congress leaders while they were heading to Darbha from Sukma at Jiram valley on May 25, 2013. 

It was yatra’s fourth phase under which the party was yet to cover 11 assembly constituencies which were Chitrakot, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Keshkal, Kanker, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Doundi-Lohara, Mohla Manpur, Khujji, Dongargaon. In the fifth phase, the party was scheduled to cover 20 Vidhan Sabha areas.

The state Congress is likely to release fresh schedules of the yatra after its three meetings on June 17 and 18.


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