Modi\\'s Gaurav Yatra: Plying safe.

(From Indian Express)

Phagvel in Kheda district, from where Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Gujarat Gaurav yatra will be flagged off, has been turned into a fortress. With the Congress-backed Bhathi Sena threatening to disrupt Modi's yatra, which will be flagged off by former UP CM Rajnath Singh, the government isn't taking any chances. At the dharamshala of the Bhathiji Maharaj temple, from where Modi will kick off his yatra on September 3, police have set up a 24-hour control room. And from 6 am on September 1 to 6 pm on September 3, a congregation of more than five people at the temple premises will be banned. There are 40 policemen around the area, reinforced by a company (120 troops) of the State Reserve Police. But the Bhathi Sena is raring for a confrontation. GPCC president Shankersinh Vaghela has chosen to hoist the traditional 52-yard dhvaj in Bhathiji Maharaj's honour the day the yatra's inaugurated. Said Jagdish Thakore, a leader of the Thakore community to which the Maharaj belongs, ''September 2 onwards we will ...