What is Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra all about?

Think about strolling from one tip of the nation to a different – from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Appears inconceivable, proper?

The Congress, is all set to cowl an amazing distance of three,500 km, ranging from Kanyakumari within the south to Kashmir within the north as a part of their ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, which is able to begin from 7 September.

The foot march will cowl 12 states and two Union Territories over a interval of about 4 months.

Let’s take a better have a look at the main points of the yatra.

How will Congress go concerning the Yatra?

After paying homage on the Sriperumbudur memorial close to Chennai, the location the place Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991, Rahul Gandhi will flag off the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari on 7 September.

From Kanyakumari, the padyatris will go via Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Nilambur, Mysuru, Bellary, Raichur, Vikarabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Indore, Kota, Dausa, Alwar, Bulandshaher, Delhi, Ambala, Jammu and eventually culminate in Kashmir’s capital Srinagar.

Congress chief Digvijay Singh stated at a press convention, “There shall be 100 padyatris who will stroll from the begin to end. They are going to be Bharat Yatris. Round 100 individuals will maintain becoming a member of from the states via which this yatra isn’t passing, these individuals shall be Atithi Yatris. Round 100 yatris shall be concerned from the states via which the journey will go, these shall be Pradesh Yatris. At a time, there shall be 300 padyatris.”

The march will cowl a distance of 25 km on a regular basis and can embody padyatras, rallies and public conferences which shall be attended by leaders like Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi.

Senior Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Digvijay Singh confirmed that Rahul Gandhi will actively take part within the marketing campaign but it surely’s undecided whether or not he would lead it, in line with a report by The Print.

As per Indian Specific, Rahul Gandhi will sleep in makeshift containers and work together with individuals from all walks of life, in the course of the yatra.

What’s the purpose?

At a joint press convention held in Delhi, Ramesh and Singh claimed that the yatra will cater to the curiosity of the nation within the wake of financial inequality, social polarisation and political divisions within the nation.

“The style through which hatred is being unfold within the nation, central companies are being misused, the rupee is falling, how the Structure is being disrespected… Sonia Gandhi within the Udaipur Chintan Shivir had stated that individuals from all walks of lives, from all religions and castes would be a part of the ‘nafrat chhodo, Bharat jodo’ marketing campaign,” Singh stated.

Ramesh additional stated that the march is the “want of the hour” to counter rising inflation and unemployment.

In accordance with a report by The Hindu, the social gathering claimed {that a} padyatra of this scale has not been organised in an impartial India.

Rahul seeks help of 150 civil organisations

A nationwide conclave, known as the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra Conclave’ was organised in Delhi on 22 August, to debate the plans of the yatra. This conclave was attended by 150 civil society organisations.

In accordance with a report by India At the moment, Rahul Gandhi advised the members of those societies that “time for us to unite and march in solidarity.”

Right here, Gandhi stated that the yatra is sort of a “tapasya” to him. He additional stated, “I do know uniting India (Bharat Jodo) goes to be a protracted battle and I’m prepared for it.”

Satisfied by Rahul Gandhi’s proposition, these organisations prolonged their help to Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Social gathering launches brand and tagline for the Yatra

On Tuesday, the social gathering unveiled the emblem, tagline, pamphlet and web site for the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Via its tagline Mile kadam, jude watan, Congress hopes to unite the nation by flagging off this marketing campaign.

Digvijay Singh additionally invited individuals to hitch the yatra by registering within the official web site.

‘Congress completely misplaced the plot’ says AAP

The Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) took a dig at Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra by saying that the social gathering has “completely misplaced the plot.”

Reacting to Congress’ promotional put up, the social gathering’s Mumbai unit president Preeti Sharma Menon tweeted, “Yet another instance of how Indian Nationwide Congress has completely misplaced the plot.”

In a promotional image, AAP claims that the social gathering unintentionally posted an image with its volunteers.

In a tweet from the social gathering’s official deal with, AAP stated, “Good day @INCIndia. This image is from a protest by AAP volunteers. Why faux to be BJP’s opposition through the use of our footage? Really, thanks for accepting that we’re the REAL opposition.”

With inputs from companies

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