Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra enters MP today

BHOPAL: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is set to enter Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, where party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will join the march for the first time, people familiar with the matter said.

“After two-day break, Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter Burhanpur Madhya Pradesh and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be joining the Yatra for four days,” Congress general secretary (in charge of communications) Jairam Ramesh tweeted.

The 3,570km cross-country march, which began on September 7, has already covered parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.

During the 11-day stay in the state, Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to cover six districts and visit a gurdwara and Omkareshwar temple in Khandwa, Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain and Baglamukhi temple in Agar Malwa.