CM Pushkar Singh Dhami leads 'Tiranga Shaurya Samman Yatra' in Dehradun

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami led the 'Tiranga Shaurya Samman Yatra' in Dehradun on Wednesday morning to honor the Indian Armed Forces.

This event is part of a major public outreach initiative launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which began the nationwide Tiranga Yatra on Tuesday.

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The purpose of the yatra is to salute the bravery of Indian soldiers and to inform the public about the recent success of Operation Sindoor.

On May 7, the Indian Armed Forces carried out strikes on nine terrorist hideouts in deep areas of Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) as part of Operation Sindoor, in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack.

The BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' will continue until May 23. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi also flagged off a 'Tiranga Shaurya Samman Yatra' in Bhubaneswar, with Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal and other BJP leaders joining the event.

In Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, and other senior leaders, participated in the yatra, which started with a symbolic march featuring a 108-foot-tall national flag.

The yatra began at Kartavya Path and is set to conclude at the National War Memorial, where thousands, including BJP workers, citizens, NGOs, RWAs, religious leaders, and social organizations, gathered to pay tribute to the armed forces.

According to party sources, ex-servicemen, social workers, and prominent public figures will lead the marches across various states, highlighting the values of unity, patriotism, and national pride.

The BJP is aiming to make this initiative a large-scale people’s movement, not just a party campaign. In preparation for the event, BJP President JP Nadda held a key strategy meeting on May 12 with general secretaries.

Senior leaders like Sambit Patra, Vinod Tawde, and Tarun Chugh have been assigned with coordinating the campaign in different regions. The party also plans to hold press conferences across the country and engage social media influencers to amplify the message and connect with younger audiences.