The Congress party is observing 'Martyrdom Day' on Sunday to pay homage to its leaders and others who were killed in the Jeeram valley attack by Maoists the same day last year. Senior party leaders Nand Kumar Patel along with his son Dinesh Patel, Vidya Charan Shukla, Mahendra Karma, Uday Mudliyar and others including several policemen and civilians were martyred on May 25 while participating in the Congress party's 'Parivartan Yatra' in Bastar's Sukma district.
The Congress party is observing the 'Martyrdom Day' on the same day in all districts and block headquarters of the State.