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Economic Times | 10 Sep, 2022 | 08:30AM IST
Congress News Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi begins fourth day Bharat Jodo Yatra from Mulagumoodu in Kanyakumari
Rahul Gandhi, along with several of his party colleagues, embarked on the 3,570-km "Bharat Jodo Yatra" from Kanyakumari on Thursday. The march would cover 12 states and two Union Territories in about five months. The march is moving in two batches from 7 am to 10.30 am and from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm. While the morning session includes fewer participants, the evening session sees mass mobilisation.
The participants plan to walk around 22-23 km daily. About 30 per cent of "Bharat Yatris" are women. The average age of "Bharat Yatris" is 38. About 50,000 citizens have also registered to participate in the yatra.
It will pass through Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Nilambur, Mysuru, Bellary, Raichur, Vikarabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Indore, Kota, Dausa, Alwar, Bulandshahr, Delhi, Ambala, Pathankot, Jammu, and end in Srinagar.
The participants plan to walk around 22-23 km daily. About 30 per cent of "Bharat Yatris" are women. The average age of "Bharat Yatris" is 38. About 50,000 citizens have also registered to participate in the yatra.
It will pass through Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Nilambur, Mysuru, Bellary, Raichur, Vikarabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Indore, Kota, Dausa, Alwar, Bulandshahr, Delhi, Ambala, Pathankot, Jammu, and end in Srinagar.
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