Ambikapur(Chhattisgarh): On its 31st day, Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra started from Chhattisgarh's Udaipur region. A day ago, Gandhi had taken a swipe at the Modi-led central government and said that he saw the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and big business tycoons at the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya on January 22 but the poor, labourers and farmers were not seen among the gathering.
Here are the latest updates from the Yatra:
- 8.00 PM
According to Congress sources, Rahul Gandhi's Balrampur tour has been cancelled. After addressing the public meeting in Ambikapur, Gandhi has left for Delhi, where, sources said, he is going to accompany his mother Sonia Gandhi when the latter files her Rajya Sabha nomination on Wednesday. Sources said Rahul Gandhi will now start his Nyay Yatra directly from Jharkhand on Thursday and all his programs in Balrampur have been cancelled. - 4.30 PM
"Farmer brothers, today is a historic day! Congress has decided to give legal guarantee of MSP to every farmer on crops as per Swaminathan Commission. This step - 4.30 PM
"Farmer brothers, today is a historic day! Congress has decided to give legal guarantee of MSP to every farmer on crops as per Swaminathan Commission. This step will change the lives of 15 crore farmer families by ensuring their prosperity. This is the first guarantee of Congress on the path of justice. #KisaanNYAYGuarantee," Rahul Gandhi tweets. - 3.43 PM
"We promise MSP guarantee to farmers of India if INDIA bloc comes to power. The same MSP Swaminathan Commission Report had suggested in its report submitted to the Centre. The report recommended raising the MSP to at least 50 per cent above the weighted average cost of production. Our manifesto is being prepared. Discussions are on. We will work for farmers and labourers," says Rahul Gandhi while addressing the public at Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh. - 3.20 PM
"We say 'Congress's guarantee', but after seeing us the Prime Minister started saying 'Modi's guarantee'. A person who has so much ego cannot have faith in democracy. Such a person works only for himself, he is called a 'dictator'," says Mallikarjun Kharge. - 3.15 PM
"I have come to join the 'Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra' to see how much love and support this journey is getting. People love this Yatra wholeheartedly and stand united against injustice. Rahul Gandhi's journey is based on 5 justice – Youth Justice, Farmer Justice, Women Justice, Workers Justice and Participatory Justice. They are spreading this message of justice across the country. Therefore, on behalf of everyone, I thank Rahul Gandhi ji," Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge while addressing the public at Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh. - 3.00 PM
"You (people) must ask a question to yourself thrice a day that how much money you are getting from the country's fund each day. How much return you are getting after your day-long struggle and efforts. In 10 days, you will come to know that you are being ditched by a system and the PM is at its helm," he alleged. - 2.00 PM
If the people raise voice against anything, they have to face action by the ED, CBI and the I-T department: Rahul Gandhi said addressing a gathering at Ramgarh chowk in Udaipur area of Chhattisgarh's Surguja district as part of his 'Bharata Jodo Nyay Yatra'. - 1.00 PM
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Centre, claiming that only some people were benefitting from the "system" in the country while all the others were paying taxes and dying of hunger. - 11.05 AM
While addressing public in Chhattisgarh, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi said, "Wherever you look in India, you will see Adani's name. Modi government has handed over ports, airports, infrastructure, forests, sea... everything to Adani." - 10.00 AM
Congress President Mallikarjun Khrage and Rahul Gandhi to address a huge public meeting in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh today at 2 pm. - 9.00 AM
Nyaya Yatra will commence from Ramgarh Chowk bus stand of Udaipur in Chhattisgarh. The journey will reach Ambikapur at 11 am. Rahul Gandhi will hold a meeting at Ambikapur Kala Kendra at 2 pm. After the meeting, Bharat Jodo Yatra will reach Balrampur for a night halt.
