Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his yatris will walk 15 km from Cherthala to Kuthiyathodu in the Alappuzha district during the morning leg of the padayatra.
- Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday kick-started the 13th day of his Bharat Jodo Yatra
- The morning leg of the yatra will cover a distance of around 14 km and conclude at Kuthiyathodu
- The yatra has covered a distance of 255 km in 12 days
Alappuzha: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday kick-started the 13th day of his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Cherthala here along with thousands of party workers. The yatra began with the planting of a Rambutan sapling at St. Michael’s College. It was organized by Sasthravedi, the environment wing of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.
The morning leg of the yatra will cover a distance of around 14 km and conclude at Kuthiyathodu in Kerala.
According to the AICC general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh, the yatra has covered a distance of 255 km in 12 days.
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“Today Bharat Yatris will walk 15 km from Cherthala to Kuthiyathodu in Alappuzha district during the morning session of the padayatra. The campsite tonight is in Kochi district,” Ramesh tweeted.
Senior Congress leaders K Muraleedharan, Pawan Khera, Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan, and Shanimol Usman, among others, walked with Gandhi in the morning.
Men, women, and children were seen waiting along a highway, one side of which was packed with followers and supporters, to catch a glimpse of Gandhi who stopped every now and then to meet people.
The Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra will cover a distance of 3,570 km in 150 days. It started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will conclude in Jammu and Kashmir.
The yatra, which entered Kerala on the evening of September 10, will go through the state covering 450 km, touching seven districts over a period of 19 days before entering Karnataka on October 1.