Congress to hold yatras to mark first anniversary of Bharat Jodo Yatra: Sources

The Congress is set to hold yatras at the district level to commemorate the KanyakumaritoKashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra which was launched on September 7 last year sources said on SundayThe party is planning to mark in a big way the beginning of the crosscountry march that saw Rahul Gandhi along with several party leaders traverse over 4000 kilometres and interact with a crosssection of societyThe sources said yatras will be held at the district level to mark the oneyear anniversary of the beginning of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on September 7 last yearThey said the modalities of how long the yatras will be and other details are being worked outGandhi launched the yatra on September 7 2022 in Kanyakumari It ended on January 30 this year as Gandhi capped his ambitious 145day journey in SrinagarI have not done this yatra for myself or for the Congress but for the people of the country Our aim is to stand against the ideology that wants to destroy the foundation of this country Gandhi had said at the ShereKashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar at a rally marking the grand finale of the crosscountry marchDuring the course of the yatra Gandhi addressed 12 public meetings over 100 corner meetings and 13 press conferences He had over 275 planned walking interactions and more than 100 sitting interactionsMany experts had said a big takeaway from the yatra for the Congress had been Gandhis image transformation from a reluctant and parttime politician to one who is mature and taken seriously by opponentsJairam Ramesh the Congress general secretary considered the brain behind the yatra along with party colleague Digvijaya Singh had said back then that the transformation of Gandhis image was not the cause of the yatra but a consequence of itAsserting that the Congress made huge gains from the yatra Ramesh had said the party succeeded in conveying the messages of the march the threats to the republic from economic inequalities social polarisation and political dictatorshipWith over 4000 kilometres under his belt Gandhi had managed to catch the attention of his supporters as well as detractors and the march saw participation from a crosssection of society including film and TV celebrities such as Kamal Haasan Pooja Bhatt Riya Sen Sushant Singh Swara Bhasker Rashami Desai Akanksha Puri and Amol PalekarBesides participation from tinsel town celebrities writers military veterans including former Army chief Gen Retd Deepak Kapoor exNavy chief Admiral Retd L Ramdas and noted people such as former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and exfinance secretary Arvind Mayaram had also participated in the yatraThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever