Tricolor will be hoisted for the first time today in nine villages of Naxal affected Bastar region in Chhattisgarh.
The tricolor will be hoisted for the first time in 76 years on Friday in nine remote villages of Naxal-affected Bastar region in Chhattisgarh. This is a sign of decreasing influence of Naxalites and improvement in security scenario in these areas. According to the police, flag hoisting has never taken place in these villages since 1947. But on Friday, when the villagers of these villages will celebrate Republic Day with the rest of the country, the situation will change.
‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ given a break of two days
In view of the two-day pre-determined holiday of ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi returned to the national capital on Thursday evening on the eve of Republic Day. Congress said that the Yatra has been given a pre-determined break for two days on Friday and Saturday and it will resume from Cooch Behar on January 28 after the Republic Day. The yatra will pass through the districts of Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, North Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad and Birbhum.