To make the martyrdom of top Congress leadership wiped out in Maoist attack at Darbha last long and facilitate common man in paying tribute to the departed souls, Congress Party will launch ‘Kalash Yatra’ from the native village of late Nandkumar Patel, the sitting president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, Nandeli, Raigarh district from July 4, a party release said on Wednesday.
In the release CGPCC spokesman Mahendra Chhabada informed that the party has decided to take out ‘Kalash Yatra’ from four places in the state. While the first Kalash Yatra will start from Nandeli from July 4, the second Kalash Yatra will be started on July 7 from Rajiv lochan Mandir located in Rajim which had been the working area of late Vidya Charan Shukla, who died on June 11 after being shot at Jeeram Valley on May 25 by the Maoists in which he had received four bullets. The third Kalash Yatra will be taken out on July 9 from Ma Bamleshwari Temple in Dongargarh situated in Rajnandgaon district which had been the working area of late Udai Mudliyar who was also gunned down by Maoists at Darbha in May 25 attack on Congress convoy. The fourth Kalash yatra will be taken out from Ma Danteshwari Temple at Dantewada, the working area of late Mahendra Karma, the bête noire of Maoists. However, the date for the proposed Dantewada Kalash Yatra will be announced only after intensity of rains subsides in Bastar area, the release added.
According to Chhabada, Soils of Jeeram Valley where the Congress convoy was attacked will be collected in Kalash and will be taken to all 90 Assembly constituency areas of Chhattisgarh in phases to enable citizens to pay floral tributes to all those leaders, security personnel and commoners killed in the Maoist attack.