BJP Telangana chief Bandi Kumar Sanjay will organise 'Hindu Ekta Yatra' on Sunday in Karimnagar on the occasion of Telugu Hanuman Jayanti. As per a party official, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will also participate in this Yatra as the Chief Guest, news agency ANI reported. The Yatra which is scheduled to begin at 4 pm today from Karimnagar's Vysya Bhavan is aimed at bringing unity, cohesion, and solidarity to the Hindu population to "fend off divisive forces who are at work to wreck the fabric of Bharat in the name of secularism, plurality and diversity", as per ANI.
BJP Telangana chief Sanjay Bandi while talking to ANI said, "The Purpose of Hindu Ekta Yatra is to highlight the injustices meted out to Hindus of Telangana under Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Government, which is in collusion with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AMIM) and with this attitude, State has become safe shelter to Islamic Extremists."
As per a party official cited by ANI, Hindus of any denomination, caste, language, or region are wholeheartedly invited to join the Hindu Ekta Yatra and demonstrate their core and inner strength to the divisive forces. The director and staff of the movie 'The Kerala Story' along with around one lakh people are expected to participate in this Yatra.
State President, Sports, and Skill Development Cell, BJP Tamil Nadu, Amar Prasad Reddy took to Twitter to call Hindus to unite against "these divisive forces". He posted a video and the caption to the tweet read, "Join us in Hindu Ekta Yatra🚩🚩🚩 Great Initiative by Sh @bandisanjay_bjp Garu, State President, Telangana BJP."