Congress takes out mega ‘Freedom March’ in Hubballi

Rajat 123 — Rajat leads the way: Congress leader Rajat Ullagaddimath and other Congress leaders marching holding Tiranga during the Padayatra in Hubballi on Saturday. ( Photo: Vijay Bakale, Kiran Studio)

Hubballi: Congress party on Saturday took out a mega ‘Freedom March’ in the city to commemorate 75 years of independence, with hundreds of people, students, and volunteers participating in the event holding Tiranga.

It was one of the biggest rallies the Congress party has conducted in recent times. Around 5,000 people, including Congress leaders, marched from Mahila Vidyapeetha to Dr BR Ambedkar Circle, hailing the motherland. The intention of the march was to create awareness about social harmony and spread the message of unity in diversity and remember the freedom fighters and their sacrifice.

The march was organised by the Vidyanagar Block and Unkal Block, presidents of these blocks, Rajat Ullagaddimath and Sharif Garagad, led the march.

The entire stretch of the march was chock-a-block with Congress workers, and the march caused traffic jams in the areas where it passed through. National flags were placed all across the way as people walked from Mahila Vidyapeetha to Dr Ambedkar Circle.

DCC President Altaf Hallur, IG Sanadi, Parasmal Jain, Anil Kumar Patil, Huvappa Daygodi, Mohan Hiremani, Prakash Kyrakatti, Prakash Kuratti, Sandil Kumar, Iqbal Navalur, Arif Bhadrapur, Prakash Jadhav, Bangaresh Hiremath, Sadanand Danganavar, Shahzaman Mujahid, Shivakumar Hiremath, Basavaraj Bellad, Kanchana Ghatage, Sunita Hurkadli, Druthi Salmani, Balamma Jangainnavar, Jyothi Walikar, Santosh Nayak, Gopal Yennichuvadi, and others were present.