Bharat Jodo Yatra faces job of sustaining tempo after Kerala leg

Express News Service

KOCHI: As Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra accomplished 15 days on the highway, with a whole bunch of individuals strolling 325km from Kanyakumari since September 7,  there may be seen momentum on the bottom for the Congress and it’ll entice extra individuals and eyeballs at the least for an additional three days when the yatra is in Kerala. But the massive query is whether or not this yatra, which is termed ‘historic’ by the get together leaders, will collect tempo and momentum when it enters the BJP terrains of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh because the padayatra progresses. Also, there have been questions on why the yatra, which is aimed to unify the individuals towards the “communal and divisive forces”, is taking full 18 days in Kerala, the place BJP has zero illustration within the state meeting. “As far as we are concerned, CPM is the ‘B’ team of BJP, and Congress is the Opposition party in Kerala,” Jairam Ramesh, MP and get together basic secretary accountable for communication.

Rahul himself addressed the query of CPM’s criticism that the yatra is spending lesser time in Uttar Pradesh. “The reason is that the yatra is from one end of India to another end. So, we are not going to Bihar, we are not going to West Bengal and we are not going to Gujarat. There is a limit to the route that we can take,” he mentioned. As far as countering BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul mentioned Congress has a view on what must be carried out within the state.

Leaders identified that the three,750km padayatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar is the longest undertaken by the Congress within the historical past of the nation, and the get together equipment in Karnataka is fairly robust to make sure that the momentum is maintained. The yatra will tour Karnataka for 21 days, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh for 16 days every, and Rajasthan for 21 days, as per the schedule.

Former Karnataka minister and Congress chief Okay J George identified that Kerala is a small state “like a corporation” whereas will probably be troublesome to get such numerous individuals all through the route in Karnataka. “Karnataka is so vast and the yatra is touring rural areas of the state. We had recently conducted massive rallies and another flag march on August 15,” he mentioned.

Ajay Kumar Lallu, former UP Congress president, who’s a full-time member of the yatra, expressed the arrogance that the march will get a heat reception within the BJP-ruled state, the place it’s touring just for 5 days.

Rahul, responding to this question, mentioned, “My expectation is that it will not matter which state we go to. The effect of the yatra will be the same in state after state regardless of who is running that state because there is an underlining problem now in India and the people of India, particularly the youth, are feeling tremendous pain.”

KOCHI: As Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra accomplished 15 days on the highway, with a whole bunch of individuals strolling 325km from Kanyakumari since September 7,  there may be seen momentum on the bottom for the Congress and it’ll entice extra individuals and eyeballs at the least for an additional three days when the yatra is in Kerala. But the massive query is whether or not this yatra, which is termed ‘historic’ by the get together leaders, will collect tempo and momentum when it enters the BJP terrains of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh because the padayatra progresses. Also, there have been questions on why the yatra, which is aimed to unify the individuals towards the “communal and divisive forces”, is taking full 18 days in Kerala, the place BJP has zero illustration within the state meeting. “As far as we are concerned, CPM is the ‘B’ team of BJP, and Congress is the Opposition party in Kerala,” Jairam Ramesh, MP and get together basic secretary accountable for communication.

Rahul himself addressed the query of CPM’s criticism that the yatra is spending lesser time in Uttar Pradesh. “The reason is that the yatra is from one end of India to another end. So, we are not going to Bihar, we are not going to West Bengal and we are not going to Gujarat. There is a limit to the route that we can take,” he mentioned. As far as countering BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul mentioned Congress has a view on what must be carried out within the state.

Leaders identified that the three,750km padayatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar is the longest undertaken by the Congress within the historical past of the nation, and the get together equipment in Karnataka is fairly robust to make sure that the momentum is maintained. The yatra will tour Karnataka for 21 days, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh for 16 days every, and Rajasthan for 21 days, as per the schedule.

Former Karnataka minister and Congress chief Okay J George identified that Kerala is a small state “like a corporation” whereas will probably be troublesome to get such numerous individuals all through the route in Karnataka. “Karnataka is so vast and the yatra is touring rural areas of the state. We had recently conducted massive rallies and another flag march on August 15,” he mentioned.

Ajay Kumar Lallu, former UP Congress president, who’s a full-time member of the yatra, expressed the arrogance that the march will get a heat reception within the BJP-ruled state, the place it’s touring just for 5 days.

Rahul, responding to this question, mentioned, “My expectation is that it will not matter which state we go to. The effect of the yatra will be the same in state after state regardless of who is running that state because there is an underlining problem now in India and the people of India, particularly the youth, are feeling tremendous pain.”