Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will receive a padyatra ‘Walk of Hope’ that will enter the state in Kanpur on January 12, an official spokesman saidon Thursday.
The padyatra had started on January 12 last year and will reach Kanpur, a year after it was flagged off from Kanyakumari. It has been organised by Manav Ekta Mission and is aimed at spreading communal peace and brotherhood among people.
The official spokesman said that a few officials of Manav Ekta Mission had met the CM on November 19 and had requested him to receive the yatra in Kanpur to which the Chief Minister has given his assent. The proposed yatra will cover 913 kms in 67 days in which it will cover 13 districts. It will leave UP on February 11and head towards Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Kashmir.