Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday started the get together’s 3,570-km-long “Bharat Jodi Yatra” from Kanyakumari, saying lakhs of Indians felt the necessity to unite the nation.
“Millions of people feel that action needs to be taken to bring India together. Every institution is under attack by RSS and BJP. They think they can divide India on religious lines,” stated Rahul Gandhi whereas addressing a rally in Kanyakumari.
Live: Mr. @RahulGandhi Flagged off at Kanyakumari and the India pair joined the yatra. #BharatJodoBegins https://t.co/lpRsDyKWun
— Congress (@INCIndia) September 7, 2022
He continued: “The tricolor There are not just three colors and a circle on a piece of cloth. It is much more than that. The tricolor was earned by the people of India who belong to every religion and culture. Our tricolor guarantees the right to follow any religion of our choice, but today this flag is under attack.”
Earlier within the day, Rahul Gandhi paid tribute on the Sriperumbudur memorial close to Chennai, the place his father Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991. The yatra is being projected by the get together 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 is supposed to supply an alternative choice to the “politics of fear, bigotry and prejudice” and the economics of livelihood destruction, rising unemployment and rising inequalities.
The tricolor is the identification of our unity and variety, our self-respect. Today, with the tricolor in hand #BharatJodoYatra took step one.
You now should stroll for miles and be a part of your India collectively. pic.twitter.com/4Q40M6ByZb
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 7, 2022
The padyatra (foot march) will start on September 7 at Kanyakumari and finish at Jammu. The yatra will run for 4 days in Tamil Nadu from September 7 to 10. From the following day onwards, this journey will proceed from the neighboring state of Kerala.
The get together’s state president DK Shivakumar on Monday stated it should cowl a distance of 511 km in Karnataka in 21 days.
The route the journey will take.
“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 each day could be selected the premise of native situations and visits to be accomplished 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 get together chief Jairam Ramesh advised reporters final week.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
