Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra will arrive in Srinagar around January 26, according to party leader Jairam Ramesh.
Speaking at a press conference, Jairam Ramesh said, “On December 24, Bharat Jodo Yatra will reach Delhi and around January 26, the Yatra will reach Sringar. Rahul Gandhi will be there and we will host the national flag.”
As the Bharatb Jodo Yatra is in progress, Congress MP KC Venugopal stated on Sunday that it would not be practical for former party president Rahul Gandhi to attend the winter session of Parliament.
Beginning on December 7 and concluding on December 29, the Winter Session will take place. The Gujarat election schedule also necessitated a month-long postponement of the session.
“Bharat Jodo Yatra is underway. It is not practical for Rahul Gandhi to attend the winter session of Parliament. Today in the meeting of the Congress Steering Committee, we discussed two things. First is the plenary session of our party which we have decided to hold in the second half of February. It will be a 3-day session which will be held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh,” he said.
“Second, we reviewed and discussed the future course of action for Bharat Jodo Yatra. We have decided to hold a massive campaign ‘Hath se Hath Jodo Abhiyan’ from January 26 onwards. It will be a two-month-long campaign,” Venugopal said.
In accordance with this campaign, he continued, block-level yatras would cover all gramme panchayats and booths, and the party will deliver a letter from Rahul Gandhi outlining the main points of this yatra. During this block-level yatra, there will be village sabhas and flag-hoisting ceremonies.
The Indian National Congress Steering Committee convened this morning at 10 a.m. at 24 Akbar Road in New Delhi, with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in charge.