Chhattisgarh govt to observe May 25 as 'Jhiram Tribute Diwas'

The state government of Chhattisgarh will observe May 25, 2020 as ‘Jhiram Shraddhanjali Diwas’ or ‘Jhiram Tribute Diwas’.
Naxals had attacked a convoy of Congress leaders during the party’s rally in Jhiram valley on May 25, 2013. In this attack, 29 people were killed including then state Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, former leader of opposition Mahendra Karma and former Union minister Vidyacharan Shukla.
The day will be observed to pay tribute to Congress leaders who were killed in a Maoist attack in Jhiram Valley.