New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who’s main the get together’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, on Saturday stated that the march has been a duplicate of India the place there was no hatred and violence and all of the folks and animals have been welcomed.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s mass outreach marketing campaign, Bharat Jodo Yatra, entered the nationwide capital on Saturday. The get together held a mega public rally in entrance of Crimson Fort.
Rahul Gandhi stated from Crimson Fort, “In Bharat Jodo Yatra, canine additionally got here however nobody harmed them. Cow, buffaloes, pigs, all animals got here. All of the folks got here. This Yatra is like our India, I’ve not seen any hatred or violence amongst folks whereas strolling 2,800 kms, and I’ve not seen violence or hatred anyplace within the nation. However once I activate the TV, there’s hatred on a regular basis. 24 hours there’s solely Hindu-Muslim in media.”
Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP)-led Centre, Rahul Gandhi stated Hindu-Muslim propaganda is being achieved to divert consideration from the actual points.
“It’s not Narendra Modi’s authorities. Your whole cash, the cash of farmers and labourers, airports, ports, and roads go straight to the pockets of their masters. It’s Ambani and Adani authorities. Hindu-Muslim is being achieved to divert consideration from the actual points. In the present day diploma holder youths are promoting ‘pakoras’,” stated the Wayanad MP.
He additional stated, “BJP spent 1000’s of crores to wreck my picture. Once I got here to politics in 2004, our authorities got here to energy and the media used to reward me all through the day. They used to do Rahul Gandhi…Rahul Gandhi all of the day. Then I went to Bhatta Parsaul (in UP) and raised the problem of farmers’ land and so they turned in opposition to me.
Talking from Crimson Fort, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated BJP feared the Bharat Jodo Yatra and wished to cease the march giving the excuse of COVID.
“BJP is in concern resulting from Bharat Jodo Yatra and is taking the excuse of COVID. There isn’t any COVID anyplace. Nothing occurred to anybody. PM Modi himself doesn’t put on a masks. All that is being achieved to create concern and break this Yatra,” Kharge stated.
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan additionally joined Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday.
Kamal Haasan, who was additionally current on the public rally at Crimson Fort, stated, “Many individuals ask me why I’m right here. I’m right here as an Indian. My father was a Congressman. I had varied ideologies and began my very own political get together. However in the case of the nation, all political get together traces need to blur. I blurred that line and got here right here. I stood in entrance of the mirror and stated to myself, that is when the nation wants me essentially the most. Then a voice got here from inside me – ‘Kamal… don’t assist break India, assist unite.”
Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the nationwide capital on Saturday morning. Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi joined the yatra for the primary time because it began on September 7.
Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra additionally joined. This would be the final day of the yatra on this part because it goes a nine-day break until subsequent 12 months.
The foot march entered Delhi from Haryana after ranging from NHPC metro station, Faridabad round 6 am.
The Yatra additionally visited Rajghat and paid tribute to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.
A number of MPs of various events accompanied Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra right this moment.
Requested in regards to the MPs becoming a member of Bharat Jodo, Jairam Ramesh advised ANI that every one the get together leaders have been invited to hitch the Yatra.
“We’ve got invited all of the get together leaders to hitch Bharat Jodo. Whoever desires to return, Nitin Gadkari desires to return, he’s additionally welcome, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh additionally desires to return, he’s additionally welcome. (Former Vice) President Venkaiah Naidu, and (former President) Ram Nath Kovind are additionally welcome,” he stated.
Jairam Ramesh additionally divulged that the get together is mulling beginning one other mass contacting marketing campaign, ‘Haath se Haath Jodo’ from January 26.
“After this, the get together will begin a ‘Haath se Haath Jodo’ marketing campaign from January 26 to March 26, which can convey the message of the Bharat Jodo Yatra to each sales space and each block and the success the yatra earned within the 108 days can even be unfold to each sales space and block throughout it,” Congress chief advised ANI.
The Centre has issued cautionary notes to Bharat Jodo Yatra amid the rising issues over rising COVID instances in a number of international locations together with neighbouring China.
To this point, the Yatra, which began from Kanyakumari on September 7, has coated elements of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra and Haryana.
It’s the longest march on foot by any Indian politician within the historical past of India, the Congress has claimed.
With this Yatra, Rahul Gandhi goals to mobilise the get together cadre and unite most people in opposition to the BJP’s “divisive politics within the nation”. (ANI)
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