Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Sunday took out a massive rally in his constituency, Datia to promote the 'Har GharTiranga (HGT)' campaign and he appealed to people to hoist the national flag.
Thousands of local people of the district took part in the procession. At the rally, a chariot on which a girl acting as Bharat Mata was sitting was the centre of people's attraction. The rally passed through the main markets of the city. More than 2.50 lakh national flags will be hoisted in the Datia district under the HGT campaign from August 13 to 15.
During the rally, Mishra appealed to the people to hoist the national flag at their homes and establishments, he also said that Datia should be marked a record in the initiative taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Lok Sabha MP of Bhind-Datia constituency Sandhya Rai also attended the rally.
"Under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsava, Modi Ji has taken a great initiative of the HGT to mark the celebration of the 75th anniversary of our Independence and to encourage patriotism among the countrymen", said Mishra.
"We have formed 1500 Jhanda Brigades keeping four people each. More than 6000 volunteers have been engaged to encourage people to hoist the national flag. Every brigade has been given a target of 100 homes, " collector of Datia Sanjay Kumar told The Pioneer. More than 2.50 lakh national flags would be hoisted in the district, he also said.
Dheerendra Krishan Sashtri aka Bageshwar Dham Sarkar and Mahant Ram Das alias Dandraua Sarkar took part in the procession, they also appealed to the people to hoist the national flag. At present, Dheerendra Krishan is in the city for attending a mega religious event being organised by minister Mishra.