Kejriwal's 'Tiranga Yatra' in Jalandhar today

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 14

To step up its presence in the Doaba region where it is facing a major crisis of win-able candidates, the Aam Aadmi Party is set to carry out a Tiranga Yatra across the city tomorrow.

The yatra will be led by AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a big open truck. It will start at noon from Bhagwan Valmik Chowk (Jyoti Chowk) and proceed towards Dr BR Ambedkar Chowk (Nakodar Chowk). On way, Kejriwal is expected to interact with the masses and address them from his truck, which will be all decked up with party symbols.

There will be a second truck with AAP Punjab chief Bhagwant Mann, party in-charge Raghav Chadha and 40 already announced candidates of the party from Punjab and halqa in-charges on board. The third truck has been readied for the social media team of the AAP.

Channi on city tour on Dec 17

In view of the proposed visit of the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in the city and its adjoining areas on Friday, the district administration today took stock of arrangements and preparations at site of event on Jalandhar-Nakodar road.

MLA Sushil Kumar Rinku, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori, Commissioner of Police Naunihal Singh along with other civil and police officers today took a round of grain market at Partappura on Jalandhar-Nakodar road, where CM Channi will address a gathering. Holding a meeting with officers/officials at the site, the DC also gave instructions to them for smooth conduct of all the events at Jalandhar during CM Channi’s visit.

As per the tentative schedule,Channi may inaugurate Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Government Co-Education College at Boota Mandi besides dedicating Kabir Bhawan located at 120 feet road to the public. The CM may also get the work started of development of Sports Hub at Burlton Park Area.

Briefing about this project, Ghanshyam Thori said the vision of this project was ‘Healthy and Productive Jalandhar-the leading sports and manufacturing hub in Asia’. He said that this project would also provide facilities like cricket stadium with pavilion, hockey and football stadiums with pavilions besides having multipurpose indoor sports facilities.