Haryana is set to witness three ‘padyatras’ by national leaders as part of the BJP’s ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ (Save Democracy, Eliminate Anarchy) campaign.
The programme, coinciding with Haryana Day, will also be attended by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and state BJP president Dr Archana Gupta. As part of the campaign, BJP national president Nitin Nabin will participate in a foot march in Rohtak,the home turf of former chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, on November 1.
On the same day former Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan will lead a march in Faridabad with three-time BJP MP Krishan Pal Gurjar and MLAs. Union power minister and former CM Manohar Lal Khattar represents the Karnal seat in Parliament. It is the only seat in Haryana where all nine assembly constituencies are held by BJP MLAs. The party is pushing for large crowds at the rally in the home town of Haryana energy minister Anil Vij. CM took stock of the preparations being made and gave necessary instructions in the presence of energy minister Anil Vij, chief secretary Anurag Rastog, deputy commissioner Sachin Gupta and others.
Later on November 5, Union home minister Amit Shah will walk the talk over the issue in Karnal, bringing an end to the campaign in Haryana which is underway from October 22 to November 5. On the same day, Shah will inaugurate the 1857 war memorial in Ambala Cantonment and address a public meeting at Gandhi Maidan. Meanwhile, the chief minister inspected the Gandhi ground in Ambala Cantonment, the venue of the public meeting of Union home minister Amit Shah on November 5. On Thursday, BJP president Dr Archana Gupta arrived in Karnal to inspect the preparations for the march, which will be held from Sector 12 and conclude at Mahatma Gandhi Chowk.
