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Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress marks 100 days on the road, Rahul Gandhi continues fight against 'inflation and hate'
Dec 16, 2022 2:57 AM

The Indian National Congress led by Rahul Gandhi on Friday completed 100 days of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, a foot rally with an aim to "unite India." Gandhi, on Friday, took to Twitter to celebrate the milestone and vowed to continue the fight against unemployment, inflation and hate.

बेरोज़गारी के खिलाफ़महंगाई के खिलाफ़नफ़रत के खिलाफ़

हमारी इस तपस्या कोन कोई रोक पाया है, न रोक पाएगा!#100DaysOfYatra pic.twitter.com/EyQKLcY11w— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 16, 2022

The Congress also tweeted out a video highlighting moments from the now 100-day long rally with a call to action to join the yatra.

नफ़रतों के शोर में मोहब्बत की किलकारियां गूंज रही है।

टूटती उम्मीदों के बीच भरोसे की कड़ियाँ जुड़ रही है।इतिहास की धारा नई दिशा में मुड़ रही है।#100DAYSOFYATRA pic.twitter.com/bZ9Sd1TnQw— Congress (@INCIndia) December 16, 2022

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri and the Congress' chief in the hill state Pratibha Singh walked alongside Gandhi in the yatra as it completed its hundredth day on the road.

Some other newly elected Himachal MLAs, including Pratibha Singh's son Vikramaditya Singh, Congress general secretary K. C. Venugopal and AICC in-charge of the hill state Rajeev Shukla, also joined the yatra after the tea break during the morning session.

Gandhi, along with Venugopal, former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and other senior leaders, began the morning leg of the yatra from the Meena High Court here.

Also read: In Pics | Rahul Gandhi addressing public rally drenched in rain to playing football with kids – a look at some hearty moments from Bharat Jodo Yatra

"Bharat Jodo Yatra's biggest achievement is that issues of the common people of the country have been highlighted through it," Venugopal told PTI while walking in the yatra.

"The BJP's attempt of demolishing his (Gandhi's) image has also been destroyed by us," he added.

The Congress general secretary also stressed that the message of the yatra will be spread through a follow-up campaign to be undertaken by the party from January 26.

The yatra, which was launched on September 7 in Kanyakumari has traversed eight states – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and now, Rajasthan.

With over 2,800 kilometres under his belt, Gandhi has managed to catch the attention of his supporters as well as detractors.

Controversies have also been part and parcel of the yatra, with the Congress and the BJP trading barbs on several occasions.

The yatra will enter Delhi on December 24, and after a break of about eight days, move on to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and finally, Jammu and Kashmir.

Also read: Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress: How to participate in it

It has seen participation from a cross-section of society, including film and TV celebrities such as Pooja Bhatt, Riya Sen, Sushant Singh, Swara Bhasker, Rashami Desai, Akanksha Puri and Amol Palekar.

Besides participation from tinsel town celebrities, writers, military veterans, including former Navy chief admiral L Ramdas, Opposition leaders such as Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray and the NCP's Supriya Sule, and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, have also joined the march at various points.

With inputs from PTI.

(Edited by : Ayushi Agarwal)

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