Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says he learned a lot during his months-long ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,’ during which he met people from all walks of life.
“During Bharat Jodo Yatra I learned a lot. I walked for my nation from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Thousands connected with me and other party leaders during the yatra. I listened to all problems of farmers and realised their pain,” Rahaul, an MP from Kerala’s Wayanad constituency, said on Sunday at the party’s ongoing 85th Plenary Session in Raipur.
The yatra began on September 7, 2022, in Kanyakumari and ended in Jammu and Kashmir, covering a total distance of approximately 4,000 kilometres over the course of four and a half months. He also mentioned Jammu and Kashmir leg of his yatra, saying that he felt like being at home when he reached there.
“52 years passed and I still don’t have a home, but when I reached Kashmir, it felt like home. The yatra was to make people of all castes and age groups feel at home. People were not talking political with me during the yatra but it all changed when I reached Kashmir,” Gandhi said.
According to Congress, the walk was intended to unite and strengthen India. It also sought to address unemployment and inflation issues, as well as the “politics of hate and division and over-centralisation of our political system” according to the Congress.
In addition, Rahul Gandhi, addressing the BJP, stated that politics should revolve around unemployment and economic issues.
“During elections, issues not relevant to the public are raised. Politics should be on how to tackle unemployment, strengthen GDP, and take our economy forward. The BJP raided us but we are standing strong,” he added.
