Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress To Reach Out To Like-Minded Groups For March

3500-km Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir will pass through 12 states!

On Thursday, senior party leaders said, The Congress will reach out to civil society members and like-minded political groups for the 'Bharat Jodo' yatra from October 2 for rallying support to combat polarisation and protect Constitution, democracy, and various institutions.

The 3500-km Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir will pass through 12 states and is the first such major exercise in decades, covering the entire stretch of the country from south to north, they said, days after the party announced the initiative at its Chintan Shivir in Udaipur.

According to the information given by the leaders said the Congress chief would announce a task force very soon to give final shape to the decisions taken in the Udaipur declaration in a phased manner.

The task force will also help formulate the party's strategy for the 2024 general elections and make the party election-ready.

As per the information, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will also hold a day-long session with 70 working presidents in states, ministers in party-ruled states, besides some party spokespersons and others left out at the Shivir, and will hear them out.

Whereas the party has also decided to train leaders on how to articulate the party's views on key issues before the country, which is part of the plan to strengthen its communication strategy.

The training will be done systematically in Kerala. The setting up of the training institute was also part of the 2003 Shimla declaration of the party.

"The yatra is not just aimed at uniting the country and freeing it from the grip of increased polarisation, but also saving the Constitution, the democracy, government assets and institutions," a senior Congress leader.

The Congress will organise public meetings in several states along its route to spread awareness about the "designs of the BJP to divide the country into religious lines due to an atmosphere of increased polarisation", a leader said.