Bharat Jodo Yatra has covered one-third distance: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday said the Bharat Jodo Yatra which has completed onethird of the 3570km route has achieved its desired purpose with people raising their voice against the issues of price rise unemployment and divisivenessAICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the yatra has so far covered four states and a total of 18 districts and will cover another eight in Telangana in the next 11 days after which it will move towards central India It will resume after the Diwali break on Thursday from Mehboobnagar in TelanganaHe also said the Congress will launch statespecific marches a 2400km yatra in Odisha starting October 31 from Bhubaneshwar a 850km yatra in Assam and one in West Bengal starting December 28Ramesh said after Telangana the yatra will enter Nanded in Maharashtra The yatra will be in Maharashtra for about 16 days and thereafter cover Madhya Pradesh and Uttar PradeshAfter 48 days journey 4 states 18 districts 4 public rallies 35 street meetings and 4 press conferences I can say that the desired purpose and objectives with which Bharat Jodo Yatra was started is being achieved Ramesh told reportersHe said 50 different organisations of the youth women trade unions social workers civil society organisations have met Rahul Gandhi during the yatra and discussed different issuesThe issues related to farmers have been raised everywhere and their plight is being highlighted besides discussion on unemployment he said adding the third issue raised is of inflation especially GST on essential commoditiesRamesh also claimed that around 50 organisations have walked with Rahul Gandhi during the yatra and have spent time with himGandhi has addressed four press conferences in these 48 days one each in Tamil Nadu Kerala Karnataka and Andhra PradeshGandhi has so far addressed four huge rallies in Kanyakumari Thrissur Bellary and Raichur besides 35 street meetings public meetings small public meetings in eveningsSo onethird of the Bharat Jodo Yatra has been completed and the speed with which we are going I hope that by February 20 we will reach Kashmir It may be possible to reach even before that but the speed with which we are going we can say that the Bharat Jodo Yatra will be complete anytime between February 20 and 25 he saidRamesh said the enthusiasm of people is worth seeing and the yatra has received an overwhelming response so farHe said the Congress organisation at the block district and state levels has remained united and the partys cadre at the grassroots has been mobilised and are now preparing for the yatra in Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Haryana Delhi Punjab Rajasthan and Jammu and KashmirResponding to a question he said he was hopeful that the leaders of the Maga Vikas Aghadi coalition in Maharashtra would join the yatra in the stateRamesh said any organisation or political party which believes in the objectives of the Bharat Jodo Yatra is welcome to join it and that in the last 48 days many such persons and organisations have joined itThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever