Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' is to fight for the economic, social and political justice in the country: Congress

Congress leader Meem Afzal with party leaders releases a booklet on party leader Rahul Gandhi`s `Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra`, at the party office in Srinagar, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. PTI Photo

Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' is to fight for the economic, social and political justice in the country, the Congress said on Thursday adding that the last ten years of the Bharatiya Janata Party rule have been a period of "injustice".

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Congress national spokesperson Meem Afzal said: "Gandhi is undertaking the yatra again and it is called as 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'. He will take the yatra from Manipur to Maharashtra and travel 6,713 km across 15 states and 110 districts in 66 days. It will culminate at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai."

Afzal said that Gandhi had after the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', which culminated in Srinagar in January last year, promised to undertake the yatra again and it (Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra) would start on January 14 from Imphal.

"Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is to fight for justice, including economic, social and political justice in the country. We have given a slogan that 'pichle das saal, anyay kaal' (last ten years, period of injustice). The last ten years have been an example of injustice. There have been grave injustices in every field," the Congress leader said.

He said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has tried to "destroy democracy and the Constitution" in the country.

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Escalating his attack on the ruling BJP, Afzal said the back-breaking inflation has "destroyed" savings of the poor and middle class, adding this government has become a "puppet" in the hands of few rich businessmen.

Afzal said the poor people in the country "are being discriminated upon".

"The people of Kashmir are suffering because of discrimination. They are facing it every day. The government is also befooling the people on the China issue," he said.

When asked whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summon to National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was a part of pressure tactics on the opposition leaders before the general elections, the Congress leader said that "there was no second thought about it". (With inputs from PTI)