New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday kickstarted his second large-scale outreach programme, Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, from ethnic strife-torn Manipur’s Thoubal district. The yatra started at midday from the Khongjom Warfare Memorial.
The Congress’ foot march is critical in gentle of the continuing ethnic violence in Manipur, which has claimed the lives of practically 180 folks since Could.
#WATCH | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi kickstarts Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Thoubal, Manipur. pic.twitter.com/6F8hLDgAqa
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After launching the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Manipur, Rahul Gandhi promised that Congress will convey again “peace and concord” to the northeastern state.
“You (folks) have misplaced what you’ve gotten valued however we’ll discover what you’ve gotten valued as soon as once more and convey it again to you. We perceive the ache the folks of Manipur have been by way of. We perceive the harm, the loss and the disappointment you’ve gotten been by way of. We promise you that we’ll convey again what you’ve gotten valued, we’ll convey again the concord, the peace, the love that this state has all the time been recognized for,” he stated.
#WATCH | Thoubal, Manipur: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, ” You (folks) have misplaced what you’ve gotten valued however we’ll discover what you’ve gotten valued as soon as once more and convey it again to you. We perceive the ache the folks of Manipur have been by way of. We perceive the harm, the loss and… pic.twitter.com/RQ0d1OZ5Pe
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He additional claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP do not contemplate the northeastern state as a part of India.
He acknowledged, “I am in politics since 2004 and for the primary time I visited a spot in India the place the complete infrastructure of governance has collapsed. After twenty ninth June, Manipur wasn’t Manipur anymore, it acquired divided and hatred was unfold in all places, lakhs of individuals suffered loss. Individuals misplaced their family members in entrance of their eyes. And until now, the Indian PM has not come right here to wipe your tears and maintain your hand. It’s a shameful factor. Possibly for PM Modi, BJP and RSS, Manipur will not be part of India…”
#WATCH | Thoubal, Manipur: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, ” I am in politics since 2004 and for the primary time I visited a spot in India the place the complete infrastructure of governance has collapsed. After twenty ninth June, Manipur wasn’t Manipur anymore, it acquired divided and hatred was… pic.twitter.com/mp2aJg43DE
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“Manipur is a logo of BJP’s politics, Manipur is a logo of BJP and RSS’s hatred. Manipur is a logo of BJP’s viewpoint and beliefs,” he added.
The Yatra will go to 100 Lok Sabha segments throughout 15 states earlier than concluding in Mumbai on March 20 or 21. Except for Manipur, the yatra will journey by way of 4 northeastern states: Nagaland (257 kilometres on two days), Arunachal Pradesh (55 kilometres in sooner or later), Meghalaya (5 kilometres in sooner or later), and Assam (833 kilometres in eight days).
Following that, the yatra will go to West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
Earlier, Kharge unveiled the bus on which Gandhi and different Congress leaders will journey from Manipur to Mumbai as a part of the yatra.