A team comprising members of various organisations left from the Gandhi Bhawan here for Jharsuguda on Sunday to participate in the proposed 2nd phase of “Shanti Sahamti Sadbhavana Yatra” to be held from Jharsuguda to the Utkalmani Gopabandh’s birthplace Suandao in Puri district from January 13 to 30.
The rally would be held jointly by the Utkal Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, the Gandhi Shanti Pratisthan, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the Utkal Khadi Mandal from January 13 to 30.
According to reports, the Sadbhavana Yatra would be oransied to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Inaugurating the yatra, noted Sarvodaya leader Krushnarani Bose alleged that now attempts are being made to convert the country of Gandhi-Gopabandhu into a country of Savarkar-Godse and this would not be allowed to happen.
“Gandhi and Gopabandhu are symbols of peace, integration and brotherhood. The yatra is aimed at creating brotherhood by spreading ideals of the two legendaries,” said Gandhi Smarak Nidhi trustee Dr Bishwajit.
Noted freedom fighter Nishakar Das, Dr Bishwajit, Rashtriya Yuva Sangathan central committee member Ranjit Dehury and coordinators Surya Narayan Rath and Manas Patnaik, Aliva Das, Arabinda Nayak, Sagar Das, Trilochan Malla, Bikram Panda and Surya Narayan Rath are participating in the rally.
Dr Satya Ray, Bhagaban Rath, Bishwabasu Das, Khageswar Sethi, Chitta Ranjan Mohanty, Yugal Kishore Nayak, Baishnab Das, Anima Ray and Mithun Das were present.
The first phase of the “Shanti Sahamti Sadbhavana Yatra” had earlier been undertaken from Saheed Laxman Nayak’s struggle place at Mathili in Malkangiri district to Balipadia in Jajpur district .