By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharat Jodo Yatra might nicely show essential for the Congress in Kerala. The Rahul Gandhi-led yatra will cowl eight districts right here in 19 days. Significantly, Kerala will, perhaps, be the one state the place Rahul will get a purple carpet welcome although the Congress is in Opposition.
The yatra will attain the Kerala border at Kaliyikkavila on September 11. It will cowl 12 Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly constituencies within the state. Each day, Rahul and staff will stroll from 7.30am to 10am and from 3.30pm to 7 pm. Rahul can be anticipated to deal with a public rally in Thrissur, earlier than leaving the state on September 29.
“The yatra should be viewed in the Indian context, and not just the Kerala context,” mentioned veteran Congress chief A Ok Antony. In Kerala, nevertheless, it’s positive to garner mass help that extends nicely past politics, he felt.
“In India, there’s now an atmosphere of hatred. Secondly, right now, there are two Indias, due to the glaring economic inequality that has set in between the haves and the have-nots. This yatra will help change these two aspects. Naturally, this will reflect in Kerala too. Kerala comprises a society that will both comprehend and accept these two messages. It will hence not be a yatra of the Congress alone, but that of entire society,” Antony instructed TNIE.
‘Rahul’s 19-day keep will support Congress’ revival in Kerala’
The Congress has a powerful bevy of grassroot-level staff in Kerala, in comparison with different states. The yatra is predicted to consolidate the occasion’s mass base, opined political commentator N M Pearson. That Rahul will spend 19 days in Kerala will certainly assist revive the Congress within the state, he mentioned.
“Congress stands to gain the most from the yatra in Kerala, as this is one state where Rahul can create ripples and influence a sizeable number of voters. That he is an MP from the state will help boost this phenomenon. In a way, Congress is like a sleeping giant,” mentioned Pearson.
The yatra has eight younger leaders from the state accompanying Rahul. They embrace Youth Congress nationwide outreach cell chairman Chandy Oommen, Youth Congress state secretary G Manjukuttan, NSUI nationwide coordinator and KSU normal secretary Nabeel Kallambalam, former Sevadal president M A Salam, Unorganised Workers and Employees Congress state normal secretary Sheeba Ramachandran, Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan nationwide convener D Geethakrishnan, former Chalakudy meeting seat candidate Ok T Benny and Mahila Congress Palakkad district vicepresident Fathima Ibrahim.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharat Jodo Yatra might nicely show essential for the Congress in Kerala. The Rahul Gandhi-led yatra will cowl eight districts right here in 19 days. Significantly, Kerala will, perhaps, be the one state the place Rahul will get a purple carpet welcome although the Congress is in Opposition.
The yatra will attain the Kerala border at Kaliyikkavila on September 11. It will cowl 12 Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly constituencies within the state. Each day, Rahul and staff will stroll from 7.30am to 10am and from 3.30pm to 7 pm. Rahul can be anticipated to deal with a public rally in Thrissur, earlier than leaving the state on September 29.
“The yatra should be viewed in the Indian context, and not just the Kerala context,” mentioned veteran Congress chief A Ok Antony. In Kerala, nevertheless, it’s positive to garner mass help that extends nicely past politics, he felt.
“In India, there’s now an atmosphere of hatred. Secondly, right now, there are two Indias, due to the glaring economic inequality that has set in between the haves and the have-nots. This yatra will help change these two aspects. Naturally, this will reflect in Kerala too. Kerala comprises a society that will both comprehend and accept these two messages. It will hence not be a yatra of the Congress alone, but that of entire society,” Antony instructed TNIE.
‘Rahul’s 19-day keep will support Congress’ revival in Kerala’
The Congress has a powerful bevy of grassroot-level staff in Kerala, in comparison with different states. The yatra is predicted to consolidate the occasion’s mass base, opined political commentator N M Pearson. That Rahul will spend 19 days in Kerala will certainly assist revive the Congress within the state, he mentioned.
“Congress stands to gain the most from the yatra in Kerala, as this is one state where Rahul can create ripples and influence a sizeable number of voters. That he is an MP from the state will help boost this phenomenon. In a way, Congress is like a sleeping giant,” mentioned Pearson.
The yatra has eight younger leaders from the state accompanying Rahul. They embrace Youth Congress nationwide outreach cell chairman Chandy Oommen, Youth Congress state secretary G Manjukuttan, NSUI nationwide coordinator and KSU normal secretary Nabeel Kallambalam, former Sevadal president M A Salam, Unorganised Workers and Employees Congress state normal secretary Sheeba Ramachandran, Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan nationwide convener D Geethakrishnan, former Chalakudy meeting seat candidate Ok T Benny and Mahila Congress Palakkad district vicepresident Fathima Ibrahim.
