Reports state that Rahul Gandhi has cancelled the second phase of his “Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,” which was scheduled to start in Jharkhand on Wednesday. It is said that the cancellation were that the senior Congress leader needed to get to Delhi immediately to take part in the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi.
Punjabi farmers are preparing for their second day of protests in Delhi, where they will call for a statewide minimum support price law for crops as well as loan waivers.
Jairam Ramesh replaced Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’s meeting
In Ranka, Garhwa district, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and other party members will now carry out the scheduled meeting with MGNREGA workers. Gandhi was originally supposed to begin the second phase of his yatra in Jharkhand on Wednesday, travelling from Chhattisgarh through the Garhwa district.
“As decided late Tuesday night, all programs under Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra have been cancelled in Jharkhand,” stated Congress spokesperson Sonal Shanti, adding that it was unlikely the yatra would resume in Jharkhand at a later date. This Wednesday’s scheduled meeting with MGNREGA workers in Ranka will now feature participation from AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh, Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur, Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir, NSUI in-charge Kanhiya Kumar, and other senior Congress leaders.
Early February saw the beginning of Gandhi’s yatra in Jharkhand. It moved from West Bengal into Jharkhand on February 2 and departed for Odisha on February 6. Gandhi was scheduled to arrive in Bihar on February 15 after spending two days in Jharkhand during the second phase.
The ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,’ which started in Manipur on January 14, is scheduled to cross 110 districts in 15 states and 6,713 km in 67 days before coming to an end in Mumbai on March 20.