On camera, Gujarat's ex-Dy CM Nitin Patel attacked by stray cow during Tiranga Yatra
India | Aug 13, 2022, 11:23 PM ISTNitin Patel was leading the rally when a cow came running into the crowd and rammed into the ex-Dy CM.
Nitin Patel was leading the rally when a cow came running into the crowd and rammed into the ex-Dy CM.
The incident occurred in Sultanpur Theda village on Thursday evening and the local people allegedly attacked the teachers and the school headmaster, who was leading the yatra.
Independence Day 2022: A similar Tiranga rally was flagged off by Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday from the Red Fort.
A'Tiranga bike rally' from Red Fort to Parliament for MPs has been organised by the culture ministry on Wednesday morning. Union minister of parliamentary affairs, Pralhad Joshi, while announcing the rally urged members of all political parties to attend it.
Addressing a Tiranga Yatra in Gujarat's Mehsana town, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said that the people of Gujarat want a change and that change will come within six months.
A representative from the Muslim community, Tabrez Khan, said, "We want to live in harmony. We will ensure such incidents are not repeated. We request the police to reduce force and barricading."
CM Kejriwal has been frequently visiting Punjab ahead of 2022 assembly election. In the last 2 months, this will be his 6th visit to the poll-bound state.
Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh had reached Ayodhya on Monday, a day ahead of the yatra.
“Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and AAP's UP unit president Sabhajit Singh will be joining the Tiranga Yatra in Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Wednesday,” AAP's district unit president Bhupendra Judaun said.
The FIR also mentions 500 unidentified persons who were part of the yatra on Sunday from the GIC ground till the Shaheed Smarak in Sanjay Place, police said.
Party leaders said as the country is marking the 75th year of Independence, the yatra aims to unite people against the politics of casteism and corruption.
During Tiranga Yatra on the Republic Day, a 22-year-old youth, identified as Abhishek Gupta alias Chandan, was shot dead by some people after which a series of violence and arson incidents had taken place in Kasganj.
Enraged by the false rumours of his demise, the mob staged violence and torched several vehicles and shops over the course of three days, resulting in the death of one person.
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