Kolkata, May 14 -- In a bid to counter the BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' - a nationwide campaign launched by the saffron party to celebrate the Indian Army's successes in the recent 'Operation Sindoor' against Pakistan - the Trinamool Congress has announced plans to hold nationalist rallies across West Bengal on May 17 and 18, between 3 PM and 5 PM.
While party sources describe the initiative as a tribute to martyred soldiers and their families, political observers see it as a calculated move by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, timed just a day after the BJP's May 16 'Tiranga Yatra', to counter the saffron party's attempt to gain political mileage from its campaign.
"Our party has announced rallies on Saturday and Sunday from 3 - 5 pm in every blo...