Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra Live: Rahul Gandhi to kick off 3,570 km yatra from Kanyakumari today

Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra Live Updates: Led by Rahul Gandhi, the Bharat Jodo Yatra will pass through 12 states and two Union Territories over the next 150 days

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | September 7, 2022 8:34:42 am
Preparations in full swing at the memorial of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur for a prayer meeting before the launch of Congress' 3,570 km long 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kanyakumari. (PTI)

Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra Live Updates: Starting from Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari, Rahul Gandhi and 100-odd “Bharat yatris” from different states will kick off the 3,570 km padyatra on Wednesday. They plan to finish their ambitious odyssey in Srinagar by the beginning of February next year.

Rahul’s padayatra is unique in many aspects — he will be the first politician in the last nearly four decades to walk from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The rally comes amid the Congress’ battered fortunes and Rahul’s bruised image. The party believes the Bharat Jodo Yatra will be a “transformational moment” for Indian politics and a “decisive moment” for the party’s rejuvenation.

The former Congress president will begin Wednesday by attending a prayer gathering at the memorial of his father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. In Kanyakumari, Rahul will visit Thiruvalluvar memorial, Vivekananda memorial and Kamaraj memorial before attending a prayer meeting at the Mahatma Gandhi mandapam. He will then receive the national flag from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin before walking to the seaside venue of the public rally, where the yatra will be formally launched in the presence of top Congress leaders, including its two chief ministers — Rajasthan’s Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Baghel.

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Congress leaders at a press conference over Bharat Jodo Yatra in Mumbai (PTI)

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The Congress unveiled a logo, tagline, pamphlet and website for the yatra. The tagline or slogan for the nationwide foot march is “mile kadam, jude vatan” (walk together, unite the country).

The 3,570-km yatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar is set to be formally launched by Rahul Gandhi on September 7. The rally will cover 12 states and two Union Territories in 150 days.

The ‘padayatra’ will move in two batches, one from 7-10:30 am and the other from 3:30 pm to 6:30 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 22-23 km daily, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said.

He 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 Nagaland.

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First published on: 07-09-2022 at 08:34:42 am
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