Raipur

Congress Tiranga Yatra starts in C’garh

Staff Reporter

The Tiranga Yatra by the Congress commenced in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday in all the 90 assembly                 constituencies on the            occasion of August Kranti Diwas.

The Yatras from different assembly areas will                culminate in Raipur on Independence Day, August 15.

PCC chief Mohan Markam led the Yatra in his home constituency Kondagaon, Assembly Speaker Charandas Mahant in Sakti, Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu in Durg and Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo in Ambikapur.

Various other senior leaders participated in the march.

The Congress said in a statement that its leaders and activists will cover a total distance of 6,750 km over six days.

The activists in each constituency will coven 75 km. The activists will take halt at places of historical and religious importance.