Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is slated to embark on the ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ from January 14. The yatra, which will cover 85 districts in 14 states, including Odisha.
Congress leaders in Odisha are upbeat over the party’s announcement that the yatra will pass through the state. The yatra from Manipur to Mumbai is expected to culminate on March 20.
Jubilant over the programme, lakhs of party workers and well wishers have expressed their desire to participate in the yatra when it passes through the state, a senior Congress leader said.
Rahul is expected to interact with the youth, women and marginalised people during the yatra in Odisha, he said.
He said the party has announced that the ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ will cover 6,200 km crossing 14 states. These include 85 districts across Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ will mostly be covered by bus along with short stretches of walking.
This comes months after the Bharat Jodo Yatra during which Rahul walked on foot from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has said unlike Bharat Jodo Yatra where Gandhi raised the issues of economic disparities, polarization and dictatorship, the Nyay Yatra will focus on social, economic and political justice for Indians.
“After spreading the message of unity, love and harmony through Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi will seek justice for the people of the country,” he reportedly said.
