Amid ongoing tension in Nuh and several other neighbouring districts of Haryana due to the communal violence on July 31, the state BJP unit has announced it will take out several Tiranga Yatras across the state till August 14, involving state BJP ministers, MLAs and other leaders. The party's leaders said the prime objective of the yatras is “to take a pledge of commitment towards the nation, and to encourage people to take part in the Tiranga festival”. With prohibitory orders still in force in Nuh, it is unclear if the yatra will be permitted to enter the district. The declared intention of the BJP is to carry out yatras across the state, with party workers on motorbikes, cars and on foot holding the Tricolour in their hands. Party leaders said workers and participants will chant patriotic slogans and encourage onlookers to join. “It has been 75 years since our nation attained Independence. As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the BJP is taking out a Tricolour Yatra across all 90 constituencies of Haryana. The party's state chief, Om Prakash Dhankar, shall be leading the event. The schedule has already been prepared. While the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha will take out yatras in 22 constituencies, the Mahila Morcha shall do so in 14 constituencies, the OBC Morcha in 14 more, the Anusoochit Jaati Morcha in another 16 constituencies, and the Alpasankhyak Morcha in one constituency. Yatras will also be held in the remaining 23 constituencies by other wings and party workers of the BJP,” said Dr Sanjay Sharma, head of media and social media, Haryana BJP. “On August 11, yatras shall be held in Indri, Jind, Fatehabad, Hansi, Jhajjar, Ateli, Hodal. On August 12, they will be taken out in Panchkula, Ambala city, Mullana, Jagadhari, Thanesar, Kalayat, Pundri, Nilokheri, Asandh, Israna, Baroda, Ratia, Safidon, Nalwa, Bhiwani, Garhi Sampla Kiloi, Rohtak, Nalwa, Palwal. On August 13, they are scheduled in Sadhaura, Yamunanagar, Radaur, Ladwa, Pehowa, Guhla, Gharaunda, Samalkha, Rai, Kharkhoda, Julana, Adampur, Barwala, Dadri, Bawani Khera, Bahadurgarh, Beri, Mahendragrarh, Bawal and Hatin. On August 14, there will be yatras in Naraingarh, Shahbad, Karnal, Panipat Rural, Gohana, Narwana, Narnaund, Bhadra, Tosham, Meham and Kosli. The Yatra in Panipat city will be held on August 15, when participants will hoist the Tricolour. Yatras were already taken out in Sonipat, Tohana and Rewari today,” Dr Sharma added. “The schedule for the few constituencies yet to be finalised shall also be announced soon,” he also said. The BJP leader informed that another campaign will be carried out simultaneously with the Tiranga yatras. He said, “Under the Meri Maati, Mera Desh campaign, there will be 311 pots filled with soil collected from villages of martyrs who have sacrificed their lives to protect the nation, which will then be taken to New Delhi. The BJP has also set a target of planting around 6 lakh saplings across the state as part of the Amrit Vatika project. In Haryana, there are around 8,000 villages and municipal wards. BJP workers will plant 75 saplings in each of these 8,000 villages and wards.” Earlier in July, the BJP's Haryana affairs in-charge, Biplab Deb, had announced the party's plans for taking out the Tiranga yatras, at the BJP's Panna Pramukh Sammelan in Pataudi. He had then also asked the panna pramukhs to begin preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking at the conference, Deb had said Narendra Modi would be elected Prime Minister for the third time in 2024 with the help of the panna pramukhs, each of whom are responsible for voters named in one page of every booth-level voters’ list. He exhorted them to shoulder the responsibility of re-establishing a BJP government at the Centre and in the state in 2024. Dhankar had also asked the party's panna pramukhs to become "guardians" of at least 13-14 families from the electoral rolls for which they are responsible, and help these families connect with the party. Through the Tiranga yatras, party leaders also hope to bring more people into the party fold.
