Live! Naxal attack: Convoy route was pre-decided, says Jogi

May 27, 2013 20:35

Congress leaders today denied reports that the route of the ill-fated 'Parivartan Yatra', which came under Naxal attack on Saturday in south Bastar region, had been changed at the last moment.

The convoy of Congress leaders was attacked at Jiram Valley in Darbha region when it was returning from Sukma to Jagdalpur. 27 people including Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel and veteran leader Mahendra Karma were killed and 37 others including former Union minster V C Shukla were injured. Reacting to reports in local media about last-moment route change, former chief minister and Congress veteran Ajit Jogi said, "Rally's route was not changed. MLA T S Singhdeo was in-charge of the route schedule and he had submitted the same route chart thrice for security approval.

"Convoy was proceeding according to its pre-decided schedule. This was a sheer security lapse," Jogi said.

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