Rahul’s yatra in M.P. a morale booster for Congress cadre ahead of LS polls
After being on the road for nearly five days, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra ended its run in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, with party workers in the areas it covered saying that the march has reenergised the cadre ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Mr. Gandhi, who entered the State on March 2 from Morena in the GwaliorChambal region, concluded the yatra in Ratlam of the MalwaNimar region.
After staying the night in Ratlam, he will enter Rajasthan on Thursday. The yatra covered more than 650 km and passed through
Rahul Gandhi leading the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra through Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. A.M. FARUQUI
eight Lok Sabha constituencies, with Mr. Gandhi holding various public meetings, nukkad sabhas, and roadshows.
In most of the public events, Mr. Gandhi’s main plank remained a nation
wide caste census as he launched scathing attacks at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP, accusing them of doing social and economic injustice to Dalits, tribals and OBCs, who, he said, formed about 73% of India’s population. Claiming that the 73% population was not getting proper representation in both public and private sectors, the former Congress president pitched the idea of a caste census as a solution. The party has already promised to conduct the exercise if it is voted to power at the Centre.
Several Congress workers from Ratlam and Mandsaur Lok Sabha seats, who were waiting for Mr. Gandhi at Ratlam’s Favvara Chowk with flags and roses in their hands, said the march has given a morale booster to party workers across the State, who had only in November last year suffered a massive defeat in the Assembly elections.