On the occasion of fifth anniversary of the Jheeram valley massacre by Maoists which wiped out almost the entire senior State-level leadership of the Congress party in Bastar on May 25, 2013, party leaders paid homage and observed “Martyr’s Day” on Friday.
They later also took out a 'Sankalpa Rally' from the incident site at the Jheeram valley which was taken out till Keshloor where the 'Sankalpa Shivir' was to be held.
Earlier, the Congress leaders led by Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) President, Bhupesh Baghel paid visit to the parental village of former Minister and popularly known as ‘Bastar Tiger’, Mahendra Karma in Faraspal and garlanded his statue there. From Faraspal, they proceeded for Darbha and later on to the incident site at Jheeram valley.
Paying tributes to the Martyrs at Jheeram valley, Baghel said each and every worker of the Congress party was committed to achieve the dreams of the Martyrs.
Speaking on the occasion, Baghel also expressed his annoyance that the culprits who were responsible of hatching the conspiracy of the incident were free even after five years of the incident .
Meanwhile, AICC Chief Rahul Gandhi also tweeted and paid homage to the Martyrs of Jheeram incident. In the tweet, the AICC Chief said that he lost his friend Nandkumar Patel in a massacre and also several other friends including senior leaders V.C. Shukla and Mahendra Karma. All these patriots have sacrificed their lives for the country and he salutes their bravery and courage, he said.