Kharge alleged that the Prime Minister's recent attention to tribal welfare is in the run-up to the elections and questioned the increased rate of crimes against tribals compared to 2013.
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday termed the launch of the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' grand, energetic and comprehensive. He said that he found it fortunate to be a part of the Yatra.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday kicked off his second large-scale outreach programme, the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, from Manipur's Thoubal district with a commitment to bring peace and harmony in the ethnic violence-hit state.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Sunday said that the excitement of people that he witnessed during the launch of the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Manipur is the guarantee of the success of the yatra.
The yatra will cover over 6,700 kilometres over 67 days, traversing through 110 districts.
The leaders and workers of the party paid a silent tribute to the people killed in the violence in the state before the start of the yatra
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday congratulated Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge for being named as the "chairperson" of the opposition's INDIA bloc.
Rahul Gandhi also said that Manipur has lost what it holds precious because of BJP's politics and added that his party will bring back the harmony and peace for which the state was known.
Reacting to the Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi whether he had ever thought about justice for the people of the Sikh community who suffered atrocities in 1984.