Rahul Gandhi will also lay the foundation stone of a war memorial wall which will bear the names of the martyrs of the armed forces. (Photo: AFP File)
The BJP criticized the move, saying the state never built any memorial for those who lost their lives in the war against Naxalism.
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Apart from taking stock of the party’s organizational progress, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will lay the foundation stone of several projects in the state, including the burning of Amar Jawan Jyoti, during his visit to Chhattisgarh. Rahul Gandhi will be in Chhattisgarh on Thursday after canceling state visits several times in the past.
Amar Jawan Jyoti will be lit in the premises of 4th Battalion of Armed Forces in Raipur. Rahul Gandhi will also lay the foundation stone of a war memorial wall, which will bear the names of martyrs of the armed forces, including the martyrs of Chhattisgarh. The 25 feet wall will have about 2,500 names of martyrs.
PCC President Mohan Markam while talking to News18 said that Rahul Gandhi will launch a mega scheme of giving Rs 6,000 annually to more than 10 lakh agricultural laborers who do not have their own land apart from laying the foundation stone of Sevagram on 77 acres of land. . Wardha (Maharashtra) lines established by Mahatma Gandhi at Nai Raipur.
Blaming the Modi government for trying to destroy the memory of the martyrs, Markam said the state government would light the Amar Jawan Jyoti in Raipur to honor the valor and sacrifice of the martyrs of the armed forces. He said that there will be a meeting of the party organization on Tuesday regarding the preparations for the tour.
The Congress party has been claiming that the Center has insulted the martyrs of the country by mixing the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in New Delhi with the flames of the war memorial.
Criticizing the state government’s move, BJP leader Gaurishankar Srivas said a case of sedition has been registered against the agitating policemen in the state who never built a memorial for those who lost their lives in the war against Naxalism. “Getting brownie points in front of Rahul Gandhi is only a political move,” the leader said.
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