2,500 ABVP students take out Tiranga Rally with 300-meter-long Indian Flag

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August 15, 2018

Vijayapura, Aug 15: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP), the students’ wing of the BJP, took out a Tiranga Rally on the eve of Independence Day by carrying around a 300-m Indian Flag here on Tuesday.

The rally started from Shivaji Circle and culminated at Siddeshwara Temple, and over 2,500 students from different colleges participated in it.

According to Sachin Kulageri, Vijayapura-Bagalkot divisional convenor of the parishat, the ABVP has been organising Tiranga Yatras in various districts of the State to evoke sense of patriotism among students.

“The nation became free from British rule after a prolonged struggle and sacrifices made by countless people. Independence Day is not merely for enjoying a national holiday but we have to remember and recall the contribution made by those innumerable people who obtained freedom. We thought that one of the ways to do this is by taking out the Tiranga Rally with this huge flag,” he said.

He said that the ABVP has two such flags for use in different districts where the rally is organised.

“This time, we chose to organise the event in Vijayapura, for which we conducted several rounds of meetings of office-bearers and members of the parishat. Finally, we decided to hold the event here and conveyed the message to the head office which arranged for the flag,” Mr. Kulageri said.

He said that the college authorities also offered support and encouraged students to participate in the rally.

Meanwhile, hundreds of onlookers witnessed with pride the huge Indian Flag being carried during the rally.

It was an awe-inspiring moment for students and also for onlookers as they watched a giant Indian Flag being carried by students who chanted slogans praising the nation.

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