Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Ujjain; Uttarakhand ex-CM Harish Rawat, actor Swara Bhaskar join Rahul Gandhi
The Hindu
The yatra is scheduled to cover a distance of 380 km in the politically crucial Malwa-Nimar region of western Madhya Pradesh within 12 days
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi resumed from Ujjain on Thursday morning after a day's break and headed for Agar Malwa, the last district of its Madhya Pradesh leg.
Uttarakhand's former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh, ex-parliamentarian Prem Chand Guddu, All India Mahila Congress's former president Shobha Oza and actor Swara Bhaskar were seen walking briskly with Mr. Gandhi.
The foot march, a mass contact program of the Congress, started from R.D. Gardi Medical College on the outskirts of Ujjain at around 6 a.m.
The yatra will stop for the morning break in Nazarpur village around 10 a.m.
It will resume in the afternoon from Ghaatiya bus stand.
The foot march participants will stay overnight in Jhalara village, party sources said.
The yatra is scheduled to cover a distance of 380 km in the politically crucial Malwa-Nimar region of western Madhya Pradesh within 12 days.