PUNE: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday flagged off a bicycle rally from Yerawada central prison to New Delhi, as a part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
Over 27 days, the rally will cover historically significant spots and the birthplaces of freedom fighters.
Some of the places that will be covered are Rajgurunagar (the birthplace of freedom fighter Rajguru); Bhavra in Madhya Pradesh (birthplace of Chandrashekhar Azad) and Shivpuri (where Tatya Tope died) also in Madhya Pradesh.
A team of 12 CISF cyclists are participating in the rally which will end at Rajghat, the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, on October 2.
