Bharat Jodo Yatra's objective is to convey people's concerns to Delhi: Congress

The Congress on Monday asserted that its Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is not a Mann Ki Baat in any manner but its objective is to ensure that the concerns and demands of the people reach DelhiThe Opposition party released the anthem of the Yatra that will be launched from Kanyakumari from September 7 with Rahul Gandhi along with over 100 Bharat Yatris embarking on a 3570 km metres journey The party has billed the Yatra as an unprecedented mass contact programme ever undertaken in Independent IndiaThe Yatra anthem was launched at the AICC headquarters here at a press conference addressed by party general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh who said its lyrics Ek tera kadam ek mera kadam mil jaye jud jaye apna watan signify the objective of the YatraBharat Jodo Yatra in no way in any form is a Mann Ki Baat It is about the concern for people Its objective is to ensure that the concerns and demands expressed by the people reach Delhi he said in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modis monthly radio broadcastIt Yatra is not about long speeches preaching dramatics teleprompter we are going to listen he said adding that the Bharat Yatris including Rahul Gandhi who will walk the entire distance of the Yatra are embarking on the journey with that objectiveAlso Read Halla Bol rally Congress calls Centre insensitive over inflation unemployment issuesRamesh said there is a need for Bharat Jodo because the country is being dividedThe first reason for the division is economic disparities the second being social polarisation and the third political centralisation as states rights are being snatched away So it is important to unite the country now If not now then when he saidAsked who will be leading the Yatra and when a new Congress president is elected on October 19 will there be a change in leadership of the Yatra Ramesh said Rahul Gandhi is not leading the Yatra but walking along others to highlight the issues of the peopleRamesh said the Yatra will also be live streamed on its official websiteBefore the launch of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on September 7 Rahul Gandhi will take part in a prayer meeting at former prime minister Rajiv Gandhis memorial in Sriperumbudur and attend an event in Kanyakumari where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel will be present and the former Congress chief will be handed over a Khadi national flag Ramesh saidAfter the event at the Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam where Stalin will be present Rahul Gandhi along with other Congress leaders will walk to the venue of the public rally where the yatra will be launchedThough the 3570km yatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar will be formally launched at the rally it will actually begin at 7 am on September 8 when Gandhi and several other Congress leaders will embark on the journeyBefore the launch of the yatra Rahul Gandhi will also visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial Thiruvalluvar Statue and Kamaraj Memorial in KanyakumariAlso Read BJPRSS spreading hatred and anger since 2014 Rahul GandhiThe padayatra will move in two batches one from 71030 am and the other from 330 pm to 630 pm While the morning session will include a lesser number of participants the evening session will see mass mobilisation On an average the padyatris will walk around 2223 km daily Ramesh saidHe said simultaneously with the main Yatra there will be separate small Bharat Jodo Yatras in states such as Assam Tripura Bihar Odisha Sikkim West Bengal and NagalandThe tagline of the yatra is Mile Kadam Jude WatanThis 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