Imphal, January 14: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will on Sunday embark on his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from violence-hit Manipur because the social gathering seems to set the narrative within the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls by placing the highlight on points akin to unemployment, worth rise and social justice. A day earlier than the yatra, the Congress asserted that the yatra is an ideological yatra and never an electoral one, and it was being taken out towards the “anyay kaal” (interval of injustice) of 10 years of the Narendra Modi authorities.
The yatra might be flagged off from a non-public floor in Thoubal district, as a substitute of Imphal, the social gathering’s preliminary selection. The state authorities had given the Congress conditional approval to flag off the yatra from the Palace Grounds within the state capital, limiting the variety of contributors. Due to this fact, the Congress determined to go for one other venue. The Thoubal district administration has additionally imposed some restrictions such because the period shouldn’t exceed an hour and the variety of contributors shouldn’t cross 3,000. Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to Begin From Manipur’s Thoubal on January 14 , Says Congress Chief Jairam Ramesh (Watch Video)
The yatra will go by way of 100 Lok Sabha constituencies in 15 states and the social gathering believes it should show to be as “transformative” as Rahul Gandhi’s earlier cross-country march. The Congress has mentioned it’s taking out the yatra as the federal government didn’t give it an opportunity to boost individuals’s points in Parliament and the initiative is geared toward re-establishing the rules of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity enshrined within the Structure. The yatra will traverse 6,713 km, largely in buses but in addition on foot. It would cowl 110 districts in 67 days, earlier than culminating in Mumbai on March 20 or 21. Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi-Led March To Start From Personal Floor in Manipur’s Thoubal, Says Congress
Although the Congress has repeatedly confused that this isn’t an electoral yatra, it comes at a vital juncture because the social gathering seeks to revive its fortunes after a poor displaying within the final spherical of meeting elections. With the BJP specializing in the January 22 Ram temple consecration ceremony, the Congress desires to place the highlight on bread-and-butter points by way of this yatra.
