Advani to flag off Yatra in MP

Ujjain, MP, Aug 27 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and former deputy premier L K Advani will flag off Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's 'Janashirwad Yatra' tomorrow from this ancient temple town's world-renowned Mahakaleshwar shrine.

''Mr Advani will be accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Ananth Kumar and state election incharge M Venkaiah Naidu.

Mr Advani will arrive here by air at 1030 hrs, offer worship at the temple at 1100 hrs and then flag off the Yatra. He will address a public meeting at 1300 hrs before leaving for Delhi at 1530 hrs,'' BJP state President Narendra Singh Tomar told mediapersons here today.

The shrine would be closed to the general public from 1100 hrs to noon.

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