Bharat Jodo Yatra to Enter BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh Tomorrow
NDTV
The 3,570-km foot march will make its way into the state through Bodarli village in Burhanpur district, where Rahul Gandhi who is the face of the yatra -- will be joined by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh tomorrow after travelling through six southern and western states. The 3,570-km foot march will make its way into the state through Bodarli village in Burhanpur district, where Rahul Gandhi – who is the face of the yatra -- will be joined by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Bodarli village has a historic connect with the Nehru-Gandhi family. Former Prime Minister and Mr Gandhi's grandmother Indira Gandhi had addressed a rally by torchlight in the village 42 years ago, in support of party candidate Shiv Kumar Singh during the 1980 Lok Sabha polls.
She had also toured the tribal-dominated Burhanpur and Khandwa districts for three days, mostly in an open jeep, powering the party candidate to a memorable victory over BJP stalwart Kushabhau Thakre.
Mr Gandhi's parents, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, too, had visited Burhanpur. Mrs Gandhi had visited Burhanpur for a second time in 2000 to unveil the statue of senior party leader Shiv Kumar Singh, who won the Lok Sabha election from the area in 1980.
