'Jan Ashirwad' Yatra Aimed At Spreading Disinformation: Sitaram Yechury

BJP Government's Jan Ashirwad Yatra: The 39 newly-inducted and elevated Union Ministers will undertake the yatra starting next week, aimed at seeking blessings of the people, the BJP has said.

The CPI(M) on Friday termed the BJP's "Jan Ashirwad" (peoples blessings) yatra a way "to spread disinformation", and questioned if the journey by the newly inducted ministers across 13 states could end up being another super-spreader event for COVID-19. The 39 newly-inducted and elevated Union Ministers will undertake the yatra starting next week, aimed at seeking blessings of the people, the BJP has said. The yatra will cover a distance of 19,567 km across 13 states, including 212 Lok Sabha constituencies and 265 districts. All ministers would spend a total number of 142 travel days. While Union ministers will begin their journeys on August 19, the ministers of state will do so from August 16.