Rally on the lines of Bharat Jodo Yatra to be taken out in WB: Jairam Ramesh
India Today
The rally will be led by the top brass of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.
Even as the Bharat Jodo Yatra is going on in full swing with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his yatris completing 201km --of the pre-decided 3,500 kilometres of the journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari— in 10 days, a similar padyatra will be taken out in West Bengal.
201 kms covered in 10 days.Bharat Yatris walked 20 kms since morning. Turnout of crowds to witness the yatra has continued to swell in numbers. The overriding issue throughout the day is one of the main themes of the #BharatJodoYatra — unite to break the shackles of unemployment! pic.twitter.com/VsTebXceSO
Speaking exclusively to India Today, former Union minister for forests and environment Jairam Ramesh said Congress will take out a rally in West Bengal, which will be led by the top brass of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.
“We will take out a Bharat Jodo Yatra starting from Sunderbans to north Bengal. All like-minded parties can join and support us. The Revolutionary Socialist Party and the Forward Bloc have supported us in Kerala while the CPI has thrown weight behind us in Tamil Nadu,” said the senior Congress leader on Saturday.
On asking if the Congress would seek support from the Trinamool Congress, Ramesh said, “Whether or not the TMC will support us in Bengal for the yatra is completely upon them,” said the former Union minister.
The senior Congress MP claimed that the BJP has been trying to manage news headlines, as he feels the Bharat Jodo Yatra is getting a lot of support.
"Bharat Jodo Yatra is successful, that is why headline management is being done by BJP.
