Mangalore, August 3: Youth For Nation (YFN), a nation-wide organisation for youth, will be conducting a state-wide rally – 'Prathignya Yathre' from August 4, to fight against the menace of corruption and cyber-crime, said Ashwath Hegde, Chief Secretary of YFN, Mangalore, at a press meet here on Friday.
The rally will begin from 'Freedom Park' in Bangalore at 8 a.m. on that morning. Covering major cities like Tumkur, Dharwad, Mysore, Kundapur, Udupi, the rally will arrive in Mangalore on August 7 and convene near D.C.'s office at 4 p.m.
“We are conducting this rally with the intention of uniting all the youth in the state, and fighting unitedly against corruption in India. All the youth belonging to groups like ABVP, SFI, NSUI, JDS, BJP and others are wholeheartedly welcome to join the rally and support our cause”, he said.
The rally would assemble in Puttur on August 8 at 9 a.m. near Mahalingeshwara Temple, and students from nearby colleges are expected to take part. At the end of the rally, a memorandum signed by supporters would be handed over to the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the Prime Minister and the President of India, he said. He said that the rally would culminate in Mandya on August 9.
He said that YFN was an NGO formed by like-minded people that was being run from the past four years. “We conduct awareness programmes on various issues in schools and colleges, and also on platforms like social networking sites. YFN will be conducting a job fair – 'Jobs For Youth' in the coming month”, he added.
Ajith Bopaiyya, Secretary, and Sandesh Shetty, Joint Secretary of YFN, Mangalore, were also present at the press meet.
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