Bhubaneswar: A Tricolour bike rally was held in Bhubaneswar Wednesday to mark the success of ‘Operation Sindoor’, with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi flagging off the event at Kalinga Stadium and praising the armed forces for their decisive action against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.
India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir May 7, two weeks after the horrific massacre of 26 civilians.
The motorbike rally started from Kalinga Stadium and went up to Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar before passing through different parts of the city.
After flagging off the Triranga Yatra, Majhi himself participated in the bike rally. Wearing a helmet, the Chief Minister rode pillion on a motorbike, which was driven by Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj. Majhi, however, covered a small distance as the rally passed through Jaydev Vihar, Acharya Vihar, Vani Vihar, Raj Mahal Square, AG Chhak before reaching the Governor’s House Square.
Some jawans of the Central Armed Police Forces also joined the bike rally. Holding Tricolours, the participants raised slogans like “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Indian armed forces zindabad” amid singing patriotic songs.
“In the wake of the Indian armed forces’ success in ‘Operation Sindoor’, we salute the jawans and honour the Triranga. No one can give us a nuclear threat. We will march with our commitments,” Majhi told reporters.
Apart from Majhi, both Deputy Chief Ministers, KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, along with other ministers such as Suresh Pujari, other members of the council of ministers, and senior officials, were also present on the occasion.
Other Odisha government officials from different departments also joined the rally, flagged off from Gate-3 of the Kalinga Stadium. Odisha BJP leaders, including its state unit president Manmohan Samal, also joined the ‘Triranga Yatra’ here.
“We are indebted to the Indian armed forces. The people are working peacefully in India because our jawans are keeping a constant vigil at the borders. They have taught a lesson to the terrorists and Pakistan,” said revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari.
Earlier, Odisha’s two opposition parties, the Congress and the BJD, have also organised similar rallies to express solidarity towards the Indian armed forces for launching ‘Operation Sindoor’.
On Tuesday, the BJP had also organised a similar ‘Tiranga Yatra’ at Kartavya Path in New Delhi.
PNN & Agencies
