Tiranga Yatra: Patriotic marches held across UP, Haryana ahead of Independence Day

School
stude ts
a d
local
eside ts
hold
atio al
flags
du i g
a
‘Ti a ga
Yat a’
ally
take
out
ahead
of
I depe de ce
Day,
i
Ra chi,
Jha kha d.
(PTI
Photo)

NEW
DELHI:
Ti a ga
Yat as
we e
held
ac oss
seve al
pa ts
of
the
cou t y
o
Su day
as
political
leade s
a d
citize s
joi ed
ma ches
ca yi g
the
T icolou
ahead
of
I dia’s
80th

I depe de ce
Day
o
August
15.
The
eve ts
we e
o ga ised
as
pa t
of
the
b oade
‘Ha
Gha
Ti a ga’
campaig ,
with
pa ticipa ts
payi g
t ibute
to
f eedom
fighte s
a d
p omoti g
the
message
of
atio al
u ity
a d
pat iotism.F om
Luck ow
a d
Kha agpu
to
Na aul,
the
ma ches
b ought
togethe
political
leade s,
stude ts,
you g
people
a d
citize s.
Pa ticipa ts
ca ied
the
atio al
flag
a d
aised
pat iotic
sloga s
as
pa t
of
eve ts
pla ed
i
the
u -up
to
I depe de ce
Day.The
celeb atio s
a e
also
bei g
li ked
to
the
commemo atio
of
150
yea s
of
‘Va de
Mata am’,
with
activities
pla ed
ac oss
states
du i g
the
campaig
pe iod.

Yat as
held
ac oss
states

I
Luck ow,
Utta
P adesh
chief
Mi iste
Yogi
Aditya ath
pa ticipated
i
a
Ti a ga
Yat a
o ga ised
by
the
Bha atiya
Ja ata
Pa ty.
The
ma ch
bega
f om
the
chief
mi iste ‘s
eside ce
at
5,
Kalidas
Ma g
a d
p oceeded
towa ds
the
Vidha
Bhava .Thousa ds
of
you g
people
pa ticipated
i
the
p ocessio ,
ca yi g
the
T icolou
a d
aisi g
sloga s
i cludi g
“Bha at
Mata
Ki
Jai”
a d
“Va de
Mata am”.Aditya ath
said
the
yat a
was
a
exp essio
of
g atitude
towa ds
f eedom
fighte s
a d
ma ty s
a d
u ged
pa ticipa ts
to
mai tai
discipli e
du i g
the
ma ch.

“This
Ti a ga
Yat a
is
a
exp essio
of
g atitude
towa ds
all
those
ma ty s
a d
a
esolve
to
ca y
fo wa d
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi’s
ma t a
of
‘ atio
fi st’,”
he
said.He
also
u ged
people
to
pa ticipate
i
the
‘Ha
Gha
Ti a ga’
campaig
a d
hoist
the
atio al
flag
at
thei
homes
with
due
espect.I
Kha agpu ,
West
Be gal
mi iste
Dilip
Ghosh
pa ticipated
i
a othe
Ti a ga
Yat a
a d
said
simila
p og ammes
would
be
o ga ised
ac oss
the
state.”The
Ti a ga
Yat a
is
bei g
held
ac oss
Be gal,
with
the
‘Ha
Gha
Ti a ga’
campaig
taki g
the
atio al
flag
to
eve y
household…
The
p og amme
has
sta ted
today
a d
will
be
held
i
othe
dist icts
as
well.
A
majo
eve t
will
take
place
i
Kolkata
o
the
10th,
with
thousa ds
of
people
expected
to
pa ticipate,”
Ghosh
said.The
West
Be gal
gove me t
has
a ou ced
pla s
to
dist ibute
70
lakh
atio al
flags
ac oss
the
state
as
pa t
of
the
campaig .
A
majo
Ti a ga
ally
is
also
scheduled
i
Kolkata
o
August
10.

Ha ya a
combi es
Ti a ga
campaig
with
fit ess
d ive

I
Ha ya a’s
Na aul,
chief
mi iste
Nayab
Si gh
Sai i
flagged
off
a
state-level
half
ma atho
o ga ised
u de
the
‘Ha ya a
Uday
Abhiya ‘
with
the
theme
“Ha
Gha
Ti a ga”.The
eve t
combi ed
the
I depe de ce
Day
campaig
with
a
message
o
fit ess
a d
the
eed
to
tackle
d ug
abuse
amo g
you g
people.”Ca yi g
this
visio
fo wa d,
we
have
take
the
message
of
a
d ug-f ee
Ha ya a
to
the
masses
th ough
the
‘Ha ya a
Uday’
i itiative.
Whethe
th ough
ma atho s,
cyclotho s,
Raahgi i
eve ts,
o
va ious
public
awa e ess
p og ams,
we
a e
actively
e gagi g
lakhs
of
you g
people
a d
citize s
i
this
mass
moveme t,”
Sai i
said.He
also
spoke
about
actio
agai st
d ug
t afficki g
i
the
state,
sayi g
illegal
assets
wo th
app oximately
Rs
53
c o e
had
bee
seized
a d
111
p ope ties
acqui ed
th ough
illicit
mea s
had
bee
demolished.

What
is
Ha
Gha
Ti a ga?

The
‘Ha
Gha
Ti a ga’
campaig
was
lau ched
i
2022
as
pa t
of
the
Azadi
Ka
Am it
Mahotsav
celeb atio s.
The
i itiative
e cou ages
citize s
to
hoist
the
atio al
flag
at
thei
homes
a d
develop
a
pe so al
co ectio
with
the
T icolou .The
campaig
also
seeks
to
ho ou
the
sac ifices
of
f eedom
fighte s
a d
st e gthe
the
spi it
of
pat iotism
amo g
citize s.

This
yea ‘s
campaig
i cludes
Ti a ga
allies
a d
p ocessio s,
exhibitio s,
co ce ts,
bike
a d
cycle
allies,
t icolou
lighti g
of
impo ta t
locatio s,
deco atio s
a d
Ra goli
p og ammes.Special
activities
a e
also
bei g
o ga ised
u de
the
theme
“Ti a ga
Salute
to
the
Spi it
of
Va de
Mata am”,
alo g
with
the
“Selfie
with
Ti a ga”
i itiative.The
Natio al
Flag
will
also
be
hoisted
at
households
a d
gove me t
offices
du i g
the
campaig
pe iod.With
I depe de ce
Day
app oachi g,
mo e
Ti a ga
Yat as
a d
public
p og ammes
a e
expected
to
be
held
ac oss
states
as
pa t
of
the
atio wide
celeb atio s.

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