BJP’s national president Nadda to flag off second Parivartan Yatra in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Three days after rolling out its first ‘Parivartan Yatra’ from south Chhattisgarh, the BJP will kick-start the second such mass-contact programme from the northern part of the State on September 15.

Three days after rolling out its first ‘Parivartan Yatra’ from south Chhattisgarh, the BJP will kick-start the second such mass-contact programme from the northern part of the State on September 15, intensifying its campaign against the ruling Congress ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.

“BJP national president J.P. Nadda will flag off the Parivartan Yatra (March of Change) from Jashpur district after offering prayers at Balaji temple in Jashpur town,” a party functionary said.

“The BJP chief will take off in a helicopter from Birsa Munda airport, Ranchi, in neighbouring Jharkhand at 10.10 a.m. and will land at the Police Ground helipad in Jashpur at 11 a.m.,” the party’s State spokesperson Nalineesh Thokne said.

“Nadda will offer rituals at the Balaji temple in Jashpur at 12 noon and then address a public meeting at Ranjita stadium ground before flagging off the yatra,” he said.

The yatra starts a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a ‘Vijay Sankhnad’ rally in Raigarh district and targeted the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in the State, saying it lagged behind in the welfare of the poor, but was ahead in corruption. Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh are due in November.

“On September 12, the BJP took out its first Parivartan Yatra from Dantewada district. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to flag off the first yatra but he could not attend the event due to some urgent reason,” party leaders had said.