No permission to use grounds for Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
Imphal: Manipur’s BJP government has not yet given permission to use the Hapta Kangjeibung ground in Imphal East district for the launch of the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra led by former party president Rahul Gandhi on January 14. A Congress leader on Tuesday said when party leaders met Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi on Monday and requested him to allow them to hold the inaugural meeting of the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra at Hapta Kangjibung ground, the Chief Secretary assured them Gave that the government will inform them about the permission by Monday evening. “We have applied to the government on January 2 for permission to launch the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra at Hapt Kangjibung in Imphal. The party is yet to decide on further action if the state government does not allow us to hold the meeting. on January 14 at Hapta Kangjibung grounds,” he said.
AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal (Organisation) on Tuesday once again held a preparatory meeting to launch the ambitious Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from the crisis-hit state. Manipur state Congress president Keesham Meghchandra Singh, three-time former chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh (2002-2017), AICC Manipur in-charge Girish Chodankar, Congress Working Committee member Gaikhangam and other leaders attended the meeting to assess the ground level. Visited Hapt Kangjibung. suitability.
Venugopal said the yatra will travel from Manipur to Nagaland, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya and cover a distance of 6,500 kilometers across 15 states and reach Mumbai on March 20. Manipur Pradesh Congress President Keesham Meghchandra Singh said that on January 14, many party leaders including Chief Ministers and MPs from across the country will gather in Manipur for a peaceful rally.
Claiming that the yatra is not a political program or an election campaign, Venugopal said it demands justice for women, youth, farmers and the poor and the yatra will also be historic. Venugopal told the media, “Manipur needs justice, so the yatra will be started from this state. We want to ensure the future of Manipur and the state needs reforms.”
He said Rahul Gandhi’s previous Bharat Jodo Yatra, which covered 4,500 kilometers from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, was a resounding success and received unprecedented public response. The Congress Rajya Sabha member said that no political party and no political leader in India has launched such a historic campaign.
AICC member and Manipur Congress spokesperson Ningombam Bupenda Meitei said on Twitter: “The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Manipur will bring justice to the entire people of Manipur. It is, indeed, a call to humanity with love and peace from our leader Rahul Gandhi. It’s an honest move.” ” Manipur has been devastated by ethnic violence between the non-tribal Meitei and the tribal Kuki-Zo communities that has lasted for more than eight months and has left more than 185 people dead and more than 1,500 injured and More than 70,000 people from both communities have been displaced.
