Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra with a sharp critique of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to the ongoing crisis in Manipur.
With Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra nearing its end in Maharashtra, a massive rally has been planned on Sunday at Mumbai's Shivaji Park where most of the INDIA bloc leaders are slated to participate, the Congress state chief Nana Patole said.
Gandhi said that Bihar's caste census has shed light on the real living standards of the poor.
MP Congress chief Jitu Patwari and other leaders were present when the yatra left for the neighbouring state from Sailana.
The Congress leader pointed out that the Congress government during its tenure waived off loans worth Rs 70,000 crore to farmers.
The MP CM also said that Rahul Gandhi must do penance on behalf of the Congress which turned down the invitation to attend the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya.
The five-day yatra in Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to traverse the districts of Morena, Gwalior, Guna, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Ujjain, Dhar and Ratlam till 6 March.
The Congress leader joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in UP's Moradabad.
Akhilesh Yadav confirmed his participation a day after Samajwadi Party and Congress finalised their seat-sharing pact for general elections.
After halting in Varanasi, the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will resume from Anand Bhawan in Prayagraj on Sunday.
