Jain boards Vijay Rath
Tribune News Service

Members of the Bharatiya Valmiki Dharam Samaj take out a chetna cycle rally to celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Chandigarh, April 13
The local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party today launched its third phase of campaigning for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. The function was accompanied with launching of a colourful Vijay Rath which was presented to Mr Satya Pal Jain, party candidate from the city, by Mr Yash Pal Mahajan, president of the local unit.

The ‘Rath’ is equipped with a stage, mike, projector, display screen and generator. The vehicle is exhibiting portraits of Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mr Jain.

Ms Vidyavati, mother of Mr Jain, blessed his son on the occasion. Others present on the occasion included Mr Chetan Mittan, president of the legal cell, Mr Kehar Singh Koundal, president of the media cell, and Mr Radhey Sham Garg, president of the Industrial Cell.

Addressing the party workers Mr Jain said the Congress camp was full of faces of disappointment and dejection in the wake of the ongoing BJP wave. Mr Jain in the evening flagged-off a cycle rally from Balmiki Mohalla, Dadu Majra, and a ‘padyatra’ in Sector 39. Party meeting were also held in Mani Majra.