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Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter Himachal tomorrow before moving towards its last leg. This padyatra will enter Devbhoomi via Milewan of Indora in Kangra district. After a day-long 24-km padyatra, Rahul Gandhi will address a public meeting in Malout, Punjab, to enthuse the State Congress.
There will be a flag hand-over ceremony at Meelwan before the start of the yatra in Himachal. During this, Chief Minister Sukhu, State Congress President Pratibha Singh along with Ministers, MLAs and Congress leaders of Sukhu government will be present. After this, Rahul Gandhi will first worship Lord Shiva in the ancient temple of Kathgarh, then start the journey.
CM and State President will take stock of the preparations
On the other hand, Sukhwinder Sukhu and Pratibha Singh will take stock of the preparations today before the march to be held tomorrow. During this, instructions will be given to mobilize the number of people in the padayatra and the public meeting to be held in Malout.
Padyatra will go from Himachal to Pathankot
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari, is reaching the state after covering a distance of about 3200 kms. After the public meeting, the Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter Pathankot. Night rest will also be there. From here it will move towards Jammu and Kashmir.
Started from Kanyakumari on 7th September
The logo, tagline and website for the Bharat Jodo Yatra was launched on August 23 last year. The yatra started from Kanyakumari on 7th September. The target is to cover a distance of about 3,500 km in about 150 days. This padyatra will cover 12 states and 2 union territories. Starting from Kanyakumari, the yatra will end in Srinagar.
The purpose of uniting the country by removing hatred
According to Rahul Gandhi, the purpose of this march is to unite the country against the divisive policies of the BJP government. To remove hatred, violence being spread in the country, to remove fear from the mind of the public, to make aware about inflation and unemployment.
Rahul’s message will be given door-to-door in the join hands campaign
Himachal Congress leaders will take the message that Rahul Gandhi will give at the public rally to be held in Malout, Kangra, from door to door as part of the ‘Hath Se Hath Jodo Abhiyan’ starting from January 26. There is tremendous enthusiasm among the state Congress leaders regarding this visit. On the lines of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, ‘Join the hand’ campaign is being started in the state.