NEW DELHI, Sep 27 (Agencies): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP at the Centre of creating ‘Do Hindustan’ (two India) — one of the rich and other of the poor — as the Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Day 20.
“Today, billions of loans from big industrialists are being waived. But, if a farmer or small trader is unable to repay even a small loan, then he is put in jail by calling him a ‘defaulter’. Bharat Jodo Yatra is against every injustice. The country will not accept this ‘two Hindustan’ version of the king,” the Wayanad MP said in a tweet.
At a speech following the end of the 19th day of the mass contact programme, Gandhi also alleged attempts at dividing the Yatra.
“The BJP-RSS wants this river [people at this rally] to get divided. They want residents to fight with each other. They want a river where if somebody falls, nobody picks him up, and everybody is alone. They run the country by dividing it and spreading hatred,” he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
In his earlier address, Gandhi said the Congress’s latest campaign has been launched against the BJP’s “misrule”. But the current crisis in Rajasthan, ahead of the Congress presidential polls, has cast a shadow on the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which was launched with an eye on the 2024 national elections and the upcoming state elections.
The Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered Malappuram district of Kerala on Tuesday, saw hundreds of party workers and supporters walking alongside Rahul Gandhi. The yatra commenced from Pulamanthole Junction in the morning after it had ended for the day on Monday at Koppam in Palakkad district.
Rahul Gandhi will be accompanied by Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, MP K Muraleedharan, MP Rajmohan Unnithan, Congress party workers, and supporters.
After a 14-km walk, Rahul Gandhi will interact with farmers from the neighbouring areas in the afternoon.
On Monday, Rahul Gandhi had an eventful day as the yatra completed its Palakkad leg. The Wayanad MP played ball with children amid a brewing political crisis in Rajasthan.
The Congress party’s 3,570 km and 150-day-long foot march started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will conclude in Jammu and Kashmir. The yatra, which entered Kerala on the evening of September 10, will go through the state, covering 450 km and touching seven districts in 19 days before entering Karnataka on October 1.
India will not accept ‘Do Hindustan’, says Rahul Gandhi as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Day 20
