The 150-day ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will certainly be launched at around 5 pm with a rally in Kanyakumari, as well as the ‘padyatra’ or march will certainly start on Thursday early morning.
With an eye on the 2024 basic election, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will certainly launch the event’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari today. The 3,500 kilometre-long-yatra will certainly be covered in virtually 150 days.
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Rahul Gandhi started his day with a see to his father Rajiv Gandhi’s memorial in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur, where the previous Head of state was eliminated in a suicide battle in 1991.
After seeing his father’s memorial, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “I lost my daddy to the politics of hate and division. I will certainly not lose my cherished country to it too. Love will certainly conquer hate. Hope will certainly defeat worry. Together, we will conquer.”
Alleging social polarisation and political centralisation in India under the BJP rule, Mr Gandhi had earlier stated that the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ resembles a ‘tapasya’ to him to unify the nation.
Mr Gandhi will participate in an event at the Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam at night where Principal Minister MK Stalin will certainly hand over the national flag to him for the yatra launch.
The 3,500 kilometre-long-yatra, referred to as by the Congress as the “longest political march” organised in the country over the last century, will be gone for around 5 pm with a rally, and the ‘padyatra’ or foot march will start on Thursday morning.
Led by Rahul Gandhi, Congress workers and also leaders will certainly walk around six-seven hours daily to cover 12 states as well as 2 union territories over the following 150 days.
Mr Gandhi will stroll completely – from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, where the yatra will wrap up. All state unit presidents would certainly organise the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in their particular states in solidarity with Mr Gandhi, the celebration said in a statement.
The Congress says the yatra is event’s most significant ever before ‘Jan Samparka program’ during which they will try to get in touch with the usual people on numerous problems, consisting of inflation, rate increase as well as unemployment.
Elderly party leader Jairam Ramesh claimed the yatra is a “transformational minute for Indian national politics and it is a decisive moment for the renewal of the party”.
A total amount of 118 “Bharat Yatris” will stroll the whole route together with Mr Gandhi. Regarding 50,000 people have actually likewise registered to join the Yatra.
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Last Updated: 7 September 2022
