The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, is scheduled to begin from Manipur's Thoubal on Sunday. The yatra will cover over 6,700 kilometres over 67 days, traversing through 110 districts.
A special IndiGo flight, through which Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, were going to travel to Manipur for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, was delayed due to fog and poor visibility conditions at Delhi Airport on Sunday morning.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy participated in the preparatory meeting for the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' at Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi on Saturday.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Saturday said that 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' will be different from the first one as Rahul Gandhi has gained much experience, adding that the yatra will cover more than 100 districts because the grand old party has just added Arunachal Pradesh too
As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slated to start the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' from here tomorrow, the party on Saturday said that the Yatra is an ideological battle the grand old party has mounted against the politics of polarisation and social, economic and political injustice.
"Why don't you talk about Manipur? Why are you quiet? Being the president of your party, you should say something about Manipur violence," Chowdhury said at a press conference in West Bengal's Murshidabad.
Addressing a press conference in Chhattisgarh, Pilot said that on January 14, they will go to Imphal and Rahul Gandhi will start his journey from there only.
The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General RC Tiwari, visited Assam Rifles formations and units in Kangpokpi, Senapati, Jwalamukhi, and Churachandpur in Manipur, officials said on Wednesday.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said on Wednesday that the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, set to be flagged off this week, will be historic like the previous Rahul Gandhi-led foot march, and there is enthusiasm among people in northeastern states, including Manipur, for the Yatra.
With the Manipur government "declining" the party's request for the start of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from the Palace Ground in Imphal, Congress leader KC Venugopal on Wednesday emphasised that the yatra will start from Manipur at any cost and the party is ready to cooperate with the au