BJY 2.0: Rahul Gandhi to start 6200 km Bharat Nyay Yatra from Imphal on Jan 14

New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will embark on the 6,200 km Bharat Nyay Yatra from Manipur on January 14.

It will cover 85 districts in 14 states and conclude in Mumbai on March 20.

AICC general secretary in charge of organization KC Venugopal and general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the yatra will be flagged off by the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge from Imphal on January 14.

The Nayay Yatra will be for securing economic, social, and political justice for the people of the country.

Venugopal said, that following the unanimous resolution of the Congress Working Committee on December 21 that Mr Gandhi should do the second phase of the Yatra from East to West, it was decided that he (Gandhi) should do the second phase of the yatra from Imphal to Mumbai.

Replying to a question about choosing Manipur as the starting point, he said, the state was an important part of the country and also the party wanted to begin the process of healing the wounds of the people of Manipur.

He said, that while in the first phase, Gandhi covered about 4,500 km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir covering 12 states, this time he will cover 6,200 km covering 14 states. This time the mode of the ‘yatra’ will be a bus with off-and-on walking stretches.

The states to be covered in the yatra include Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Ramesh said, that while during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi raised the issues of economic disparities, polarization, and dictatorship, the Nyay Yatra will focus on social, economic, and political justice for the people of the country.

He said after spreading the message of unity, love, and harmony through Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi will seek justice for the people of the country.

Replying to a question about whether the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties will also participate in the yatra, Venugopal said, the final details were being worked out.

Ramesh pointed out, that during the Bharat Jodo Yatra leaders of various political parties had also participated in that yatra.