Hyderabad, Aug 1 : South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager (Incharge) Arun Kumar Jain on Monday flagged off the Railway Protection Force (RPF) ‘Motorcycle Rally’ from Hyderabad to New Delhi at Necklace Road Railway station here, as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.

The RPF personnel from five zones of Indian Railways namely South Central Railway, East Coast Railway, South East Central Railway, Southern Railway and South Western Railway participated in the rally.

The Rally which is being hosted by SCR took off from Necklace Road Railway station with 40 RPF riders on 20 Bullet Motorcycles to New Delhi.

The team also includes two women RPF riders. The 1,700 Kms long journey will cover the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh duly spreading the message of our freedom struggle and 75 years of Independence.

The Rally will culminate on August 11 at National Police Memorial, New Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion, Jain stated that Railways is closely associated with the freedom struggle and has played a vital role in freedom movement.

He said that Freedom Fighters extensively used Railway facilities to build and expand the Nationalistic fervor across the Country, as it was the most reliable mode of transportation and communication during the freedom movement.

The SCR GM added that it is a moment of great pride, as Railways is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and creating awareness amongst the public about the importance of our freedom struggle and the sacrifices rendered by our freedom fighters.

Raja Ram, IG & Principal Chief Security Commissioner, SCR appreciated the RPF bike riders from all the five zones including SCR, who are participating in this tough journey of 1700 Kms.

He said that the intensive country wide campaign on Azadi is being organized focusing on the citizen’s participation to make it a ‘Jan Andolan’.

The Rally will boost the morale of the RPF personnel as well the citizens of the country and will connect them to the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, Raja Ram said.

South Central Railway has been at the forefront of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

Earlier, RPF/SCR had started its Motorcycle journey on July 28 from 4 divisions with 23 bikes and 46 riders, covering 34 districts (2977 Kms). They were honoired along the enroute stations, with people participating in large numbers to celebrate the occasion.(UNI)