In Ghaziabad, UP principal secretary (home) Debashish Panda and director general of police Javeed Ahmed held a meeting with senior police and administrative officials from Delhi, UP, Haryana and Uttarakhand to. The Tiranga Yatra was organised by the state BJP between AEC crossroads in Naranpura to Jodhpur Gam where Advani later inaugurated a newly built public garden. During the rally Advani preferred not to come out of. AAP threatens to launch L K Advani rides Tiranga Yatra in lonely comfort. AHMEDABAD: He changed the political fortunes of the BJP by spearheading the Somnath- Ayodhya rathyatra in September 1. Ram Temple at the birth place of Lord Ram. The 1. 0,0. 00- km long rally across India connected with lakhs of common citizens and enthused thousands of BJP workers along the way. Twenty- six years later, L K Advani had to be content with BJP's Tiranga Yatra in Ahmedabad, to mark country's 7. Independence. This time the rally was less than 1. BJP workers. The Tiranga Yatra was organised by the state BJP between AEC crossroads in Naranpura to Jodhpur Gam where Advani later inaugurated a newly built public garden. During the rally Advani preferred not to come out of his vehicle and let senior BJP leaders like former CM Anandi Patel, vice presidents Kaushik Patel and I KJadeja, mayor Gautam Shah and city BJP chief Jagdish Panchal lead the procession. The symbolic yatra was devoid of fanfare and only few bystanders watched it from the side out of curiosity. Unlike yesteryears, there were no huge crowds of BJP workers eager to meet Advani. Though the party had kept an open jeep for Advani, he preferred to ride the rally from lonely comfort of his car. The open jeep was then jointly used by Anandi Patel, Kaushik Patel and mayor Gautam Shah to lead the rally. Political analysts attributed the plight of the veteran leader to the change of guard in the BJP. Senior BJP leaders like L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are veterans in their own right but devoid of power. Uttarakhand: Landslides and rainfall leave pilgrims on Char Dham Yatra stranded. The landslides led to the closure of the Badrinath national highway. The pilgrimage to four temple towns of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees every year. Heavy rains have lashed the state over the past few days and a landslide on Saturday blocked the crucial Gangotri highway near Raturi Sera village. The landslides have led to the closure of Badrinath national highway and districts like Chamoli and Rudraprayag have been cut off from other parts of the state. Tourists and pilgrims in the state are now waiting for the roads to open. The Public Works Department is engaged in the clearance work but is facing problems due to continuous falling of stones and rock particles. As a safety measure, the administration has now stopped all the people in Srinagar municipal board of Uttarakhand and has also prohibited them from going further. Meanwhile, senior sub- inspector of Uttarkashi town, Santosh Kumar, said the roads will open soon. The cars waiting to leave have lined up. We stopped some cars in Srinagar area as it is safe. As the area has good facilities for the tourists to stay and eat, we have stopped them there. Around 6. 00 to 7. The disaster, dubbed a.
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