Congress leader Venugopal said- Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will start from Manipur at any cost.
New Delhi: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday said the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will start from Manipur ‘at any cost’ and the grand old party is ready to cooperate. North Eastern Government. The Congress leader said the party does not want to politicize the yatra leaving from Imphal this week.
“Bharat Jodo Yatra will start from Manipur at any cost. We are going ahead with the programme… We do not want to politicize this visit. We also do not want to create any issue on Manipur.
This is a peaceful protest that we are doing and demanding justice for the people of India, especially the people of Manipur. So we are starting the journey from the North Eastern state. We are ready to cooperate with the government, at whatever level we can. But we are very confident that we will start the journey from Manipur itself,” Venugopal said.
This comes after Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh’s statement in which he had said that the yatra can be allowed only after receiving reports about the law and order situation from security agencies. Biren Singh said, “The current law and order situation in the state is very serious.
Allowing Rahul Gandhi’s rally is under active consideration, we are taking reports from various security agencies. We will take a concrete decision after receiving the report.” ,
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will begin from Imphal on January 14 and will cover a distance of 6,713 km covering 100 Lok Sabha constituencies, 337 assembly constituencies and 110 districts. Rahul Gandhi is all set to cover key constituencies including Amethi, Rae Bareli and Varanasi.
The march will end in Mumbai on March 20 or 21. The slogan of the march is “Justice till we get our rights”. Congress unveiled the logo and slogan of the party’s upcoming yatra on 6 January.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, General Secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh and General Secretary KC Venugopal were present for the unveiling event held at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi. ,
Kharge said, “Under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, we are starting ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ from January 14. ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ is our strong step towards providing economic, social and political justice to the people of the country.” events.