BJP takes out Tiranga Yatra in Jamshedpur

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, Aug 7: As per directives of BJP national body, a Tiranga Yatra were organized across India on August 7. On the instructions of the BJP’s national leadership, the district unit of BJP followed the party’s guidelines. In Jamshedpur, the BJP district unit took out a massive rally that commenced from the Netaji Subhas statue in Sakchi and wended along several city streets before culminating at the Netaji Subhas Ground. The Tiranga Yatra was organized on August 7 in celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence in the form of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

The MPs of the district along with BJP executives and workers participated in the Yatra. National Flags were distributed among the masses en route the Yatra and urged people to fan the fire of patriotism, unity and brotherhood and ensure that the National Flag be flown on every house.

Addressing the program, BJP leader and former State President, Dr Dineshanand Goswami explained why Tiranga Yatra was equally important in the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. He observed, “This Tiranga Yatra is not just a common Yatra or procession. Instead, this Tiranga Yatra has been conceived to pay our respectful tribute to all freedom fighters who suffered torture, jail terms and the gallows besides being felled by British bullets. They had preferred to be freedom fighters over other pursuits. We are enjoying the fruits of freedom solely because of the freedom fighters. The air of freedom that we are enjoying post independence is their gift to us.”

BJP State Secretary and East Singhbhum District In-charge, Subodh Singh Guddu said that the people of Steel City Jamshedpur had shown unprecedented enthusiasm during Tiranga Yatra. He said that freedom had been attained through years of struggle and innumerable sacrifices. “On the 75th anniversary of independence, it is my appeal to the people to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by installing the national flag in every home because our motto as always been ‘nation is first.’ This is the feeling for us to imbibe.”

 BJP Mahanagar President, Gunjan Yadav, while expressing his happiness over the enthusiasm shown by the people for the Tiranga Yatra, said that the patriots who sacrificed their lives to liberate the country and those who maintained 24 hour vigil at India’s borders were the bravehearts to whom the Tiranga Yatra was dedicated to. “The sacrifices of our freedom fighters and the defense personnel who remain awake to ensure for us our peaceful sleep, should never be forgotten. This Tiranga Yatra is homage to martyrs and freedom fighters and to the defense personnel who make sure that our freedom remains intact and unscathed.”