Bharat Jodo Yatra: Kanyakumari To Kashmir

Rahul Gandhi began his day with a go to to his father Rajiv Gandhi’s memorial in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur, the place the previous Prime Minister was killed in a suicide assault on Might 21, 1991.

After visiting his father’s memorial, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “I misplaced my father to the politics of hate and division. I can’t lose my beloved nation to it too. Love will conquer hate. Hope will defeat worry. Collectively, we’ll overcome.”

Alleging social polarisation and political centralisation underneath the BJP rule, Mr Gandhi had earlier stated that the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is sort of a ‘tapasya’ to him to unite the nation.

The Congress has deliberate the march as an enormous mass contact train forward of the 2024 basic elections. Leaders of the Congress, nonetheless, denied any political angle and insisted that the yatra “is supposed to unite the nation”.

Mr Gandhi will attend an occasion at Kanyakumari’s Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam within the night, the place Chief Minister MK Stalin will hand over the nationwide flag to him for the yatra launch.

The three,500 kilometre-long-yatra, dubbed by the Congress because the “longest march” organised within the nation over the past century, will likely be launched at round 5 pm with a rally, and the ‘padyatra’ or foot march will start on Thursday morning.

Led by Rahul Gandhi, Congress employees and leaders will stroll in two batches between 7 am and 6.30 pm on daily basis, to cowl 12 states and two union territories over the subsequent 150 days.

Mr Gandhi will stroll all the best way – from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, the place the yatra will conclude. He will likely be staying in a container – which could have a mattress, rest room and an air conditioner. Containers have been arrange for different ‘Bharat Yatris’ as properly, who will stroll your entire route together with Mr Gandhi, sources stated. 

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who can also be in Kanyakumari for the launch of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, stated Congress leaders and employees are in favour of Rahul Gandhi taking over because the get together chief once more. “It will strengthen the get together,” he stated.

The Congress says the yatra is get together’s greatest ever ‘Jan Samparka programme’ throughout which they may attempt to join with the frequent individuals on varied points, together with inflation, value rise and unemployment. Occasion MP Jairam Ramesh stated the yatra is a “transformational second for Indian politics and it’s a decisive second for the rejuvenation of the get together”.