Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra 2024 News Live: A few months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Sunday started his ambitious east-to-west 6,713 km rally, which the party has named as ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’. The 6,713-km Yatra from Manipur to Mumbai will cover 100 Lok Sabha constituencies in 15 states, 110 districts in 67 days. The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will culminate in Mumbai on March 20. The Yatra will mostly be via bus rides, and also ‘pad yatra’ (foot march). The rally was flagged off from Khomjom in Thoubal district of Manipur. Earlier, the flagging off was scheduled from Imphal East, however, after the district administration gave conditional permission, the Congress decided to launch the Yatra from a private ground in Khonjom, and not from the historic Palace Grounds in Imphal.
Here’s how the Manipur to Mumbai ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’s’ route map will look like.
Preparations for the Yatra are in full swing in Khongjom, Thoubal. The Yatra is going to be flagged at around 12 PM.
#WATCH | Manipur: Preparations for Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in full swing in Khongjom, Thoubal.
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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, will begin from Thoubal today. The yatra will cover over 6,700 kilometres over 67 days, going through 110… pic.twitter.com/GqqTUSCADx
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