Bharat Jodo Yatra not to project Rahul Gandhi as PM face: Congress

Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the Bharat Jodo Yatra has not been organised to project Rahul Gandhi as a prime ministerial candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, asserting that the foot march has nothing to do with elections.

This statement came in response to a reporter's question. "It is an ideological yatra and Gandhi is its main face. But it is not an individual's yatra," added the Congress general secretary in-charge communications, asserting that the Kanyakumari-to-Kashmir foot march, which is currently passing through Haryana, is not an "election yatra".

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The former Union minister also said Gandhi has succeeded in highlighting three big issues during the yatra - economic inequality, social polarisation and political authoritarianism.

Sep 7
the day when the Yatra was launched from Kanyakumari

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