Updated On: 14 May, 2025 04:36 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The yatra was launched by the BJP on Tuesday as a part of a significant public outreach effort to honour the valour of Indian soldiers, inform citizens about Operation Sindoor's recent success and the government's decisive response to Pakistan-based terrorism

"Pakistani terrorists wiped off the `sindoor` of our sisters, in Pahalgam. They were given a befitting reply through Operation Sindoor," said Eknath Shinde. Pic/X
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde on Wednesday participated in the Tiranga Yatra in Thane and lauded the armed forces and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a “befitting” reply following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
Shinde, who was in an open jeep, was accompanied by Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, Member of Parliament (MP) from Thane Naresh Mhaske and other leaders of Shiv Sena.