The state unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) has asked the government to ensure peaceful celebration of the 75th year of independence of the country and to ensure that Tiranga Yatras do not culminate in riot yatras (danga yatras).
In a statement, CPI (ML) state secretary Sudhakar Yadav cited an incident of Kasganj in 2018 when Yogi Adityanath was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. He said Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindu outfits had taken out Tiranga Yatras on Republic Day in areas which were communally sensitive as per the administration. “The government should ensure that such incidents are not repeated,” he said.
Yadav said the government should distribute national flags free of cost to the public for celebration of Independence Day under the government’s ‘Har ghar Tiranga, Har ghar ki chhat par tiranga (hoist national flag at every house and at the roof of every house) campaign. He demanded free distribution of the national flag through Panchayati Raj institutions in the rural area of Uttar Pradesh.
Yadav said the CPI (ML) will launch a drive across the country between August 9 and August 15 to celebrate the 75th Independence Day.
“On the 80th anniversary of Quit India Day on August 9, we will take out marches to celebrate the independence of our country and will take oath to save the Constitution of India and make an India as the martyrs had envisioned,” he said.
He said CPI (ML) leaders and workers would hoist the national flag on a large scale and would read the Preamble of the Constitution of India.