India
oi-Nitesh Jha
New
Delhi,
Nov
22:
Congress
on
Tuesday
announced
that
the
party’s
general
secretary
Priyanka
Gandhi
will
join
Rahul
Gandhi
in
the
Bharat
Jodo
Yatra
on
Wednesday
when
it
begins
its
Madhya
Pradesh
leg.
Congress
general
secretary
in-charge
of
communication
Jairam
Ramesh
tweeted,
“After
the
two
days
break,
Bharat
Jodo
Yatra
will
enter
Burhanpur
Madhya
Pradesh
and
Priyanka
Gandhi
Vadra
will
be
joining
the
Yatra
for
four
days”.
#BharatJodoYatra
के
लिए
आज
भी
विश्राम
का
दिन
है।
कल
यात्रा
बुरहानपुर
के
पास
मध्यप्रदेश
में
प्रवेश
करेगी।
कांग्रेस
महासचिव
@priyankagandhi
वहां
4
दिनों
के
लिए
यात्रा
में
शामिल
होंगी।
pic.twitter.com/qepPgU0cTX—
Jairam
Ramesh
(@Jairam_Ramesh)
November
22,
2022
Priyanka
Gandhi
will
walk
along
with
Rahul
Gandhi
during
the
yatra.
The
yatra
will
reach
its
halfway
mark
in
Madhya
Pradesh
where
it
will
enter
after
Maharashtra.
Before
Priyanka
Gandhi,
Sonia
Gandhi
too
joined
the
Bharat
Jodo
Yatra
in
Karnataka.
She
had
walked
with
Rahul
Gandhi
and
other
Yatris
for
some
distance.
This
will
be
the
first
time
when
the
brother-sister
duo
will
walk
together.
PM
Modi
targets
Rahul
Gandhi
for
walking
with
Medha
Patkar
during
Bharat
Jodo
Yatra
Bharat
Jodo
Yatra
The
yatra
which
began
on
September
7
has
covered
31
districts
of
6
States-Tamil
Nadu,
Kerala,
Karnataka,
Andhra
Pradesh,
Telangana
and
Maharashtra.
It
has
so
far
covered
1526
km
and
is
currently
in
Buldhana,
Maharashtra.
The
yatra
is
scheduled
to
pass
through
12
states
and
will
culminate
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir.
“The
yatra
seeks
to
address
rampant
unemployment
&
inflation,
the
politics
of
hate
and
division
and
the
over-centralisation
of
our
political
system,”
according
to
Congress’s
official
site.
Know all about
Priyanka Gandhi
It
also
added,
“The
aim
of
this
yatra
is
to
unite
India;
to
come
together
and
strengthen
our
nation.”
Story first published: Tuesday, November 22, 2022, 13:45 [IST]