After paying tribute and a focus on September 7 on the Sriperumbudur memorial close to Chennai, the location of his father Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination in 1991, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will launch the ‘Bharat Jodi Yatra’ (rally to unite India) in Kanyakumari. The go to is being seen by the celebration because the longest rally within the nation within the final century.
Urging everybody to take part within the yatra, the Congress final week stated the rally was meant to offer an alternative choice to the “politics of fear, bigotry and prejudice” and economics of livelihood destruction, rising unemployment and rising inequalities.
Congress launches journey emblem, tagline, web site
The Congress on Tuesday unveiled the emblem, tagline, pamphlet and web site for the Yatra. The tagline or slogan of the nationwide foot march is “Found steps, Jud Watan“(Let’s go collectively, unite the nation).
Speaking on the launch, Congress chief Digvijay Singh stated that anybody wishing to hitch the Yatra can join with Rahul Gandhi by registering on the web site – http://www.bharatjodoyatra.in,
What would be the itinerary of India Jodi Yatra?
padyatra (Foot March) will begin in Kanyakumari on seventh September and can finish in Jammu and Kashmir. The yatra will run for 4 days in Tamil Nadu from September 7 to 10. From the subsequent day, this journey will proceed from the neighboring state of Kerala.
Senior Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Jairam Ramesh throughout a press convention on ‘Bharat Jodi Yatra’, in New Delhi. (PTI)
The Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodi Yatra’ will cowl a complete distance of 511 km in 21 days in Karnataka, state celebration president DK Shivakumar stated on Monday.
“Some locations out of 511 km in our state cowl forest areas. The journey in these areas might be determined by the AICC after discussions with the native authorities and the police. This yatra will run for 21 days in eight districts of the state and all our leaders and employees will take part in it. He stated that the space to be coated every day could be selected the idea of native situations and visits to be completed on the native stage.
March will cowl 12 states and two union territories. It might be about 3,500 km lengthy and might be accomplished in about 150 days, senior celebration chief Jairam Ramesh informed reporters final week.
Are the preparations occurring?
As a part of the preparatory train, safety officers will quickly go to the Sriperumbudur memorial. Congress celebration sources informed PTI Keeping in thoughts the target of the celebration’s nationwide go to, work is being completed to make sure correct preparations in Sriperumbudur.
Prayer, a theme based mostly on the tricolor to invoke nationalist sentiments to overthrow the BJP rule on the Centre, is being mentioned.
Why cease at Sriperumbudur?
Rahul Gandhi’s father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber Dhanu in Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991. This is Rahul Gandhi’s first go to to the memorial.
Rahul seeks participation of 150 civil society organizations
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday held a gathering with civil society members at a conference the place plans for the celebration’s upcoming “Bharat Jodi Yatra” from Kanyakumari to Kashmir have been shared and mentioned.
More than 150 civil society organisations, professionals and unions like Aruna Roy, Syeda Hameed, Sharad Bihar, PV Rajagopal, Bezwada Wilson, Devnura Mahadeva, GN Devi and Yogendra Yadav participated within the ‘Bharat Jodi Yatra Conclave’. ,
Several outstanding civil society members and political leaders together with Yogendra Yadav, Jairam Ramesh and Digvijay Singh have been current through the assembly held on the Constitution Club in Delhi. Earlier, Singh introduced the small print of the “Bharat Jodi Yatra” to civil society representatives and invited audio system on individuals’s points to take part in it.
At the convention, Rahul Gandhi stated the yatra was like an “penance” for him and he was prepared for a “long fight” to unite the nation.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
