New Delhi: Keeping an eye on the Assembly elections later in 2013, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh will begin his 2,700 km long 'Vikas Yatra' on Monday. Senior BJP leader LK Advani will flag off the campaign from Dantewada district in Bastar.
The blueprint for the six-phased yatra was drafted and approved at a key meeting at state BJP headquarters in Raipur on May 1. It was attended by senior party leaders, including state president Ram Sewak Paikra and Ramesh Bais, the party's Lok Sabha MP from Raipur.
The Chief Minister's close aide and industry minister Rajesh Munat has been appointed coordinator of the yatra. Party leader Subhash Rao will be the co-coordinator.
Doctor-turned-politician Raman Singh, who is heading the saffron government in the insurgency-hit state since Dec 7, 2003, will mostly cover the Vikas Yatra by road. He will use a chopper on a few occasions in remote areas and jungle pockets.
BJP sources claimed that Raman Singh would announce a series of development works and welfare during the yatra. He will also brief people about development being carried out by his government.
Meanwhile, the Congress - which was voted out in the November 2003 Assembly polls - will be going on a 'parivartan yatra' on April 12 to expose alleged corruption and mis-governance of the BJP regime. The yatra will conclude May 27, 2013 in Raipur. The party will hold at least one public rally in all the 90 Assembly segments during the yatra.
With Additional Inputs From IANS
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