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BJP leaders lead Tiranga Yatras in Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP president Dilip Saikia led a Tiranga Yatra in Guwahati on Friday, Times Now reports. The march began at Jyoti-Bishnu Kala Mandir and passed…
The Story in Brief
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP president Dilip Saikia led a Tiranga Yatra in Guwahati on Friday, Times Now reports. The march began at Jyoti-Bishnu Kala Mandir and passed through the city. BJP leader Juri Sarma Bordoloi linked the campaign to India's 100th year of Independence in 2047 and recalled Partition victims.
In Bihar, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary led a Tiranga Yatra in Munger district under the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, The Hindu reports. Union Minister Nityanand Rai and Jharkhand Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi also led rallies. The CRPF's CoBRA battalion conducted a motorcycle Tiranga Yatra in Khunti and Ranchi, distributing flags and interacting with students.
The Indian Opinion
The ruling party's Tiranga Yatras are presented as drives for national unity, but the absence of reported opposition participation gives them a partisan sheen. A fair test of their inclusive appeal would be to count the number of non-BJP institutions, schools, panchayats, civil society groups, that independently organise similar events. Until then, the charge of political appropriation will shadow the Tricolour.
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