DYFI State conference to begin in Thrissur on August 19
The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is set to hold its 16th State conference in Thrissur from August 19 to August 22. The event will feature various processions, delegate discussions on contemporary youth issues, and a public meeting inaugurated by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Why it matters
As a major youth wing of the CPI(M), the conference serves as a platform for setting the political agenda and organizational strategy for the party's youth base in Kerala.
The 16th State conference of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) will begin in Thrissur on Wednesday (August 19. This will be the first time Thrissur hosts the organisation’s State conference.
More than 620 delegates, including more than 500 representatives from the 14 districts of the State and 20 fraternal delegates, including those from Lakshadweep, will attend the four-day conference, which concludes on August 22.
The conference will open with a spectacular convergence of torch and flag processions on August 19. The flag march, which began at Koothuparamba, the flagstaff march from the Haq Muhammed–Mithlaj memorial in Thiruvananthapuram and the torchlight procession from the K.U. Biju martyr memorial will reach the Shakthan Stand area at 5 p.m.
Adding to the pageantry, 25 subsidiary torch processions, each originating from DYFI martyr memorials across the district, will be led into the city by athletes.
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