Denied money for Bharat Jodo Yatra, shopkeeper threatened by Congress workers

A vegetable shopkeeper was allegedly threatened by Congress workers in Kollam for not contributing Rs 2000 towards the collection of funds for Bharat Jodo YatraS Fawaz a vegetable shopkeeper in Kollam alleged that Congress workers damaged the weighing machine of the shop and destroyed vegetables He further alleged that the Congress workers created chaos and attacked the staff of the shopA group of Congress workers reached the shop and asked for donations for Bharat Jodo Yatra I gave Rs 500 but they demanded Rs 2000 They damaged weighing machines and threw away vegetables They also used abusive language and attacked the staff Fawaz saidFollowing the incident Fawaz filed a complaint at the Kunnicode police station A case has been registered against Congress workers under sections 447427 and 506 of the IPCAlso read VedantaFoxconn project shifted to Gujarat due to Centres pressure move will harm country Maharashtra CongressAs Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra entered its eighth day party leaders led by Rahul Gandhi started the march from Kollam on Friday The Yatra resumed today after a oneday break on September 15The yatra completed its seventh day on Wednesday which was started from Navayikkulam in Keralas ThiruvananthapuramOn the seventh day Rahul Gandhi interacted with students at Chathannur in the Kollam districtAs we conclude the first week of Bharat Jodo Yatra today with the distance covered and souls we connected with our commitment grew stronger our goal became clearer and our family grew larger This is the power of truth the power of oneness the Congress said The Yatra is in its Kerala leg and would traverse through the state for the next 14 daysThe 3500km march from Kanyakumari to Kashmir will be completed in 150 days and cover as many as 12 states From Kerala the Yatra will traverse through the state for the next 18 days reaching Karnataka on September 30 It will be in Karnataka for 21 days before moving north The Padyatra march will cover a distance of 25 km every dayRahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the spirit of the Bharat Jodo Yatra is to bring Indians together irrespective of religion community and remind them that this is one country and it will be successful if we stand together and are respectful towards each otherAccording to Congress the Bharat Jodo Yatra is being held to combat the divisive politics of the BJPled Centre and to awaken the people of the country to the dangers of economic inequalities social polarisation and political centralizationThis 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