Ranchi, Feb 14: Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Jharkhand’s second phase, slated to commence on Wednesday, has been called off as the senior Congress leader hurried to Delhi to participate in a farmers’ agitation in the national capital, confirmed a party official.
The cancellation disrupted the planned interaction with MGNREGA workers in Ranka, Garhwa district, which will now be led by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and other party officials.
Originally, Gandhi was expected to re-enter Jharkhand via Garhwa district from Chhattisgarh for the second leg of his journey in the state. However, a decision made late Tuesday night prompted the cancellation of all programs under the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Jharkhand, as announced by Congress spokesperson Sonal Shanti.
It is now uncertain if the yatra will resume later from Jharkhand. AICC General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, Jharkhand Congress President Rajesh Thakur, Jharkhand In-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir, NSUI In-charge Kanhaiya Kumar, and other senior Congress leaders will participate in the scheduled interaction with MGNREGA workers in Ranka on Wednesday.
Rajesh Thakur, the Jharkhand Congress President, revealed that Gandhi had to leave for Delhi for a “special purpose.”
The first leg of Gandhi’s yatra in Jharkhand took place in the first week of February, entering the state from West Bengal on February 2 and exiting to Odisha on February 6. His stay in Jharkhand for the second leg was scheduled for two days, before proceeding to Bihar on February 15.
The ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, which commenced in Manipur on January 14, aims to cover 6,713 km in 67 days, traversing through 110 districts in 15 states, concluding in Mumbai on March 20.
Simultaneously, agitating farmers from Punjab are planning to march to Delhi to advocate for various demands, including a law on a minimum support price for crops and loan waivers.
