VARANASI, June 30 -- UPCC president Ajay Rai along with party workers pulled the chariot of Lord Jagannath and offered prayers to the deity at the famous Rath Yatra mela of Kashi on Sunday. As per the tradition, the Rath Yatra mela has been organised in Kashi this year too. The devotees in large numbers visit the fair and offered prayers to Lord Jagannath, his brother Lord Balbhadra and sister Subhadra. Rai said that like every year, this year too, we prayed for the welfare of the people of the state by pulling the chariot in the Rath Yatra fair. Rath Yatra fair is an important part of the tradition of Kashi, and it is an identity of its rich cultural heritage. We celebrate the tradition of Kashi as a festival. I got the opportunity to pull the Lord's chariot in the Rath Yatra fair. May God's blessings remain on everyone, he said Among those present were district president Rajeshwar Patel, metropolitan president Raghavendra Choubey, Sajeev Singh, Dr Rajesh Gupta, Manish Morolia, Durga Prasad Gupta, Virendra Kapoor, Satnam Singh, Sunil Rai, Ghanshyam Singh, Omprakash Ojha, Rajiv Gautam, Ajit Kumar, Rajiv Ram, Pramod Verma, Lokesh Singh, Ashish Gupta, Vinay and other party workers were present....