BJP announces ‘Savarkar Gaurav Yatra’ from March 30

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State president Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced the schedule on Tuesday, claiming that at least 10 million people would participate in the Yatra, which will be held in at least two key towns of every constituency...

CM Devendra Fadnavis, addressing the media during a press conference, at Sahyadri Guest House, Malabar Hill, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, March 27, 2023..

Mumbai: In a bid to cash in on the bickering between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress over the Savarkar issue, the BJP on Tuesday announced that a Savarkar Gaurav Yatra jointly organised with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena would be held between March 30 and April 6..

We will take Savarkars contributions and history to the people, especially the youth of the country, said Bawankule as he announced the details of the Yatra..

The BJP state unit chief termed Uddhav Thackerays stand on Savarkar as one that smacked of double standards and said that Thackeray needed to adhere to the legacy of his father Bal Thackeray..

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