Rahul Gandhi to undertake ‘Manipur to Mumbai’ Bharat Nyay Yatra from January 14

On the lines of his previous Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start a similar outreach programme from the northeastern state of Manipur.

Gandhi will kick off the yatra on January 14, which is scheduled to culminate in Mumbai on March 20, Congress general secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal announced on Wednesday.

“On December 21, Congress Working Committee unanimously gave an opinion that Rahul Gandhi should start a yatra from East to West. Rahul Gandhi also agreed to fulfill the wishes of the CWC. All India Congress Committee has decided to hold a ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ from January 14 to March 20, from Manipur to Mumbai,” Venugopal told a press conference.

Gandhi will cover a distance of 6,200 km during the 65-day march, traversing 14 states and 85 districts, the Congress leader said.

The states include Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

However, unlike the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the latest outreach programme will be undertaken on a bus.

“Bus yatra allows maximum access to the people on the way,” Venugopal said, adding that the yatra will include a brief foot march.