Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday said that the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will start from Manipur 'at any cost' and that the grand old party is ready to cooperate with the northeastern government.
Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and even termed PM Modi as "God's blessing to the country."
With the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra set to begin on January 14 from Imphal, Congress has stepped up preparations for it. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday informed that its state party in Assam has made elaborate arrangements for its successful implementation, however, the BJP d
Sources from the party said that JP Nadda is presiding over the meeting and all national general secretaries are attending including BJP General Secretaries Tarun Chugh, Arun Singh and Sunil Bansal.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that effective efforts should be made to control road accidents. He said that Road safety audits should be conducted regularly at black spots.
The Chief Minister said, "During the Yatra in a short period of just 50 days, over 10 crore people have benefited from the government schemes. The campaign to provide benefits of the Centre's public welfare schemes to people will continue till January 26."
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, while speaking to ANI on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi's yatra is an effort to 're-position' the Congress party.
After the incident, the police registered an FIR against 24 persons and imposed section 144 in three areas in the district as security reasons, a senior police official added.