New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday hailed the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying the Kanyakumari-Kashmir march was a “huge booster dose” for the social gathering and a historic mass motion which turned synonymous with uniting the society.
On the second anniversary of the launch of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi mentioned the yatra proved that Indians have been inherently loving individuals and “in the present day our mission stays to make sure that the voice of affection is heard in each nook of the nation”.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned the space coated on foot by Rahul Gandhi and Bharat Jodo Yatris from Kanyakumari to Kashmir woke up an unprecedented public consciousness of affection, mutual concord and brotherhood within the hearts of crores of individuals.
“On the event of the second anniversary of Bharat Jodo Yatra, I solely attraction to the individuals of the nation to proceed the battle to protect the Structure and democracy,” Kharge mentioned in a submit in Hindi.
“भारत जोड़ो यात्रा” एक ऐतिहासिक जन-आंदोलन है, जो समाज को एकजुट करने का पर्याय बन गया है।
श्री @RahulGandhi व हमारे भारत जोड़ो यात्रियों ने कन्याकुमारी से कश्मीर तक पैदल जो दूरी तय की, उससे करोड़ों लोगों के दिलों में प्रेमभाव, आपसी सौहार्द और बंधुत्व की अभूतपूर्व जन-चेतना जागृत… pic.twitter.com/XNZUCaSHEH
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) September 7, 2024
“Our battle continues on the true problems with financial inequalities, inflation, unemployment, social injustice, destruction of the Structure, centralization of energy,” the Congress chief mentioned.
The resolve to guard our constitutional values “of justice, freedom, equality and brotherhood have to be stronger”, he mentioned.
“We is not going to let the agenda of hatred and division succeed. The victory of affection and humanity is for certain. The Congress Occasion is not going to cease, it is not going to pause. The voice of Mom India is our voice,” he mentioned.
“Because the Bharat Jodo Yatra marks a milestone, we have a good time the resilient tapestry of unity and inclusivity it has woven throughout India’s various landscapes,” Kharge mentioned.
“Allow us to reaffirm our dedication to justice and a brighter future, the place each thread counts and each voice issues,” he mentioned.
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Posting a video montage of the yatra on X, Gandhi mentioned, “The Bharat Jodo Yatra taught me the fantastic thing about silence. Within the midst of cheering crowds and slogans, I found the ability to tune out the noise and focus fully on the individual subsequent to me — to really pay attention.” “In these 145 days, and the 2 years since, I’ve listened to hundreds of Indians from various backgrounds. Every voice has carried knowledge, instructing me one thing new, and every has represented our beloved Bharat Mata,” the previous Congress chief mentioned.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra taught me the fantastic thing about silence. Within the midst of cheering crowds and slogans, I found the ability to tune out the noise and focus fully on the individual subsequent to me—to really pay attention.
In these 145 days, and the 2 years since, I’ve listened to hundreds of… pic.twitter.com/ZBWY7fxOHN
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 7, 2024
The yatra proved that Indians are inherently loving individuals, he mentioned.
“Once I began this journey I mentioned love will conquer hate and hope will defeat worry, in the present day our mission stays the identical — to make sure the voice of Bharat Mata, the voice of affection is heard in each nook of our beloved nation,” Gandhi mentioned, utilizing the hashtag ‘Bharat judne tak’.
In a submit in Hindi on X, Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mentioned two years in the past on this present day, Bharat Jodo Yatra was began for the colors of ‘unity in range’.
दो साल पहले आज ही के दिन भारत जोड़ो यात्रा शुरू हुई थी – ‘अनेकता में एकता’ के रंग लिए
करोड़ों भारतवासियों की तकलीफ की आवाज सुनने के लिए
आर्थिक अन्याय के विरुद्ध जागरूकता के लिए
cमोहब्बत और भाईचारे का पैगाम देने के लिए
140 करोड़… pic.twitter.com/AcxdcrC8pw
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) September 7, 2024
“(It was began) To take heed to the voices of sufferings of crores of Indians, to unfold consciousness towards financial injustice, to unfold the message of affection towards hatred, to unfold the message of affection and brotherhood, to unite 140 crore Indians, to open retailers to unfold love available in the market of hate, to guarantee the individuals of the nation that this second part of ‘divide and rule’ will even go and solely our unity, concord and goodwill will make us sturdy,” she mentioned.
“Bharat Jodo Yatra is a mission of Rahul Gandhi to unite the nation — which continues even in the present day,” Priyanka Gandhi added.
Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned the yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir was a “huge booster dose” for the social gathering and heralded a change within the nation’s politics.
“As we speak is the 2nd anniversary of the beginning of the actually transformational Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra. Over 200 Bharat Yatris led by Rahul Gandhi accomplished the 4000 km lengthy yatra, overwhelmingly on foot, over a interval of 145 days and protecting 12 states and a couple of UTs,” Ramesh mentioned.
“This yatra led to unprecedented connectivity and collectivity and was a large booster dose for the Indian Nationwide Congress. It heralded a change within the politics of our nation as effectively,” he mentioned.
It offered the impetus for the Manipur to Mumbai Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra throughout January and March 2024, Ramesh added.
The Congress, in a submit on X, mentioned that because the Bharat Jodo Yatra marks a milestone, “we have a good time the resilient tapestry of unity & inclusivity it has woven throughout India’s various landscapes”.
“Allow us to reaffirm our dedication to justice & a brighter future, the place each thread counts & each voice issues,” the social gathering mentioned.
In one other submit, the Congress mentioned, “As we speak and day by day, we have a good time the unstoppable spirit of Bharat Jodo Yatra and its unwavering dedication to a united India!” Gandhi launched the yatra from Kanyakumari on September 7, 2022. It culminated on January 30, 2023, as he capped the formidable 145-day journey in Srinagar.
Through the course of the march, Gandhi addressed 12 public conferences, greater than 100 avenue nook conferences and 13 press conferences. He had over 275 deliberate strolling interactions and greater than 100 sitting interactions.
With greater than 4,000 kilometres beneath his belt, Gandhi managed to be a magnet for his supporters in addition to detractors. The march witnessed participation from a cross-section of society, together with movie and TV celebrities reminiscent of Kamal Haasan, Pooja Bhatt, Riya Sen, Swara Bhasker, Rashami Desai, Akanksha Puri and Amol Palekar.
In addition to, writers and army veterans, together with former Military chief Gen (Retd) Deepak Kapoor and ex-Navy chief Admiral (Retd) L Ramdas, and famous individuals reminiscent of former Reserve Financial institution of India governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-finance secretary Arvind Mayaram additionally participated within the yatra.
Opposition leaders such because the Nationwide Convention’s Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, Folks’s Democratic Occasion’s Mehbooba Mufti, Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Aaditya Thackeray, Priyanka Chaturvedi and Sanjay Raut, and Nationalist Congress Occasion (SP) chief Supriya Sule additionally walked alongside Gandhi at numerous factors through the march.
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