By PTI
NUH: Accusing the federal government of selectively choosing on the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress on Wednesday stated the BJP was taking out yatras in Karnataka and Rajasthan and requested if Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had despatched letters to their organisers too.
The poser from Congress chief Pawan Khera got here after the minister on Tuesday wrote to former occasion president Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to think about suspending the Bharat Jodo Yatra if Covid protocols couldn’t be adopted.
READ HERE | Consider suspending Yatra if Covid protocols can’t be adopted: Union Health Minister to Rahul
Khera, who pointed to the shortage of restrictions in public transport, additionally requested the federal government to announce Covid protocols and stated the occasion would observe them.
“We are wondering why a similar letter was not sent to the president of BJP in Rajasthan Satish Punia who is carrying out a Janakrosh Yatra there. We understand there is not much of a response to that Janakrosh Yatra, there are no people there,” Khera advised reporters.
“We also understand that there is a huge response across the country to the Bharat Jodo Yatra and there is a lot of crowd here,” he added.
The senior Congress chief stated the BJP was taking out yet one more yatra in Karnataka.
“Has the health minister also sent this letter to the Karnataka BJP. We want to know. Today, if you were to travel by air, nobody will ask you to wear a mask or use a sanitiser,” stated Khera.
Why has the federal government of India, he requested, not launched stringent measures in public transport.
Khera went on to pose a collection of questions.
“Why just Rahul Gandhi, why just Congress party, why just Bharat Jodo Yatra? Have they postponed the Parliament or is the Parliament still in session? If physical Parliament can take place, if the Janakrosh Yatra can take place, if the BJP yatra in Karnataka can take place, if there is no mask compulsory in air travel, why are you picking on Rahul Gandhi and Bharat Jodo Yatra…” “Please announce Covid protocols, we will all follow Covid protocols,” he stated.
In his letter addressed to Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Mandaviya stated three MPs from Rajasthan — P P Chaudhary, Nihal Chand and Devji Patel — had flagged issues. They requested him that Covid protocols, together with the usage of masks and sanitisers, be strictly adopted throughout the march and solely those that are vaccinated be allowed to take part.
The MPs have additionally requested the Union minister to make sure that contributors are remoted earlier than and after collaborating within the march.
The yatra entered Haryana on Wednesday from Rajasthan on Wednesday morning. The Yatra, a mass contact initiative of the Congress, began from Kanyakumari on September 7 and has lined Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It will enter Delhi on December 24, and after a break of about eight days, transfer on to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and at last, Jammu and Kashmir.
NUH: Accusing the federal government of selectively choosing on the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress on Wednesday stated the BJP was taking out yatras in Karnataka and Rajasthan and requested if Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had despatched letters to their organisers too.
The poser from Congress chief Pawan Khera got here after the minister on Tuesday wrote to former occasion president Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to think about suspending the Bharat Jodo Yatra if Covid protocols couldn’t be adopted.
READ HERE | Consider suspending Yatra if Covid protocols can’t be adopted: Union Health Minister to Rahul
Khera, who pointed to the shortage of restrictions in public transport, additionally requested the federal government to announce Covid protocols and stated the occasion would observe them.
“We are wondering why a similar letter was not sent to the president of BJP in Rajasthan Satish Punia who is carrying out a Janakrosh Yatra there. We understand there is not much of a response to that Janakrosh Yatra, there are no people there,” Khera advised reporters.
“We also understand that there is a huge response across the country to the Bharat Jodo Yatra and there is a lot of crowd here,” he added.
The senior Congress chief stated the BJP was taking out yet one more yatra in Karnataka.
“Has the health minister also sent this letter to the Karnataka BJP. We want to know. Today, if you were to travel by air, nobody will ask you to wear a mask or use a sanitiser,” stated Khera.
Why has the federal government of India, he requested, not launched stringent measures in public transport.
Khera went on to pose a collection of questions.
“Why just Rahul Gandhi, why just Congress party, why just Bharat Jodo Yatra? Have they postponed the Parliament or is the Parliament still in session? If physical Parliament can take place, if the Janakrosh Yatra can take place, if the BJP yatra in Karnataka can take place, if there is no mask compulsory in air travel, why are you picking on Rahul Gandhi and Bharat Jodo Yatra…” “Please announce Covid protocols, we will all follow Covid protocols,” he stated.
In his letter addressed to Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Mandaviya stated three MPs from Rajasthan — P P Chaudhary, Nihal Chand and Devji Patel — had flagged issues. They requested him that Covid protocols, together with the usage of masks and sanitisers, be strictly adopted throughout the march and solely those that are vaccinated be allowed to take part.
The MPs have additionally requested the Union minister to make sure that contributors are remoted earlier than and after collaborating within the march.
The yatra entered Haryana on Wednesday from Rajasthan on Wednesday morning. The Yatra, a mass contact initiative of the Congress, began from Kanyakumari on September 7 and has lined Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It will enter Delhi on December 24, and after a break of about eight days, transfer on to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and at last, Jammu and Kashmir.
