Raipur, Oct 16 President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh on October 22-23, during which she will attend the traditional ‘Muria Darbar’ held as part of the famous Bastar Dussehra festival, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Friday.
Talking to reporters, Sai said President Murmu will travel to Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, on October 23 to participate in the Muria Darbar.
The Muria Darbar, a traditional tribal assembly or an ‘Aadim Jan Sansad’ (primitive people’s parliament), is organised as part of the Bastar Dussehra festival, officials said.
The President will interact with priests and tribal community leaders at the event, they added.
Meanwhile, Sai also hailed the women’s cricket matches being organised in Chhattisgarh for the first time, saying it was a matter of pride for the state.
The first match of the India-Zimbabwe women’s T20I series will be played on Friday at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Nava Raipur.
The remaining two matches of the three-match series will also be held at the same venue.
Entry to the matches would be free for women, the chief minister said.
(PTI News)
