The 21-day long ‘Alpsankhyak Jan Jagran Yatra’ carried out by the State chairman of Minority Cell of Congress Mohammed Saleem concluded here on Thursday.
The yatra that was flagged off by chairman (minority department) of All India Congress Committee Khurshid Ahmad Syed on February 16 passed through all the 29 parliamentary constituencies of the State to let aware the community with the programmes run by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre in their interest.
Saleem while talking to The Pioneer informed that the yatra after covering entire State reached here early in the morning but the police administration stopped them at the Gandhi Nagar and did not allow it to enter the city saying that there was bandh by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the yatra may disturb the peace of the city.
Saleem further said that the yatra get overwhelming response in its entire tour and not only from the minority community but also majority community welcomed it with open arms all through the state.
Saleem later addressing the gathering at the conclusion of the yatra at the State Congress headquarters said, “Country is passing through a difficult phase, fascist and communal forces have joined hands and are dreaming to rule the country. But the torch of secularism lit by the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi would for sure stop the chariot of these forces.”
He said that the people of the country would give befitting reply to the fascist and communal forces and their plans to spread their darkness in the country would not be succeeded.
He said that the BJP government of the state has failed to save the interests of the minority community and there is sense of insecurity among them under this rule.