Religious polarisation, Centre-State relations, imposition of language, and privatisation of public sector undertakings will be among the key issues taken up by the ‘ Bharat Jodo (unite India) yatra’ that will seek to rope in civil society activists who were earlier involved in Congress president Sonia Gandhi-led the National Advisory Council (NAC), a senior leader said on Thursday.
The details of the yatra, which will begin from Kanyakumari on October 2, are still being worked out, but it is clear that the Congress plans to use it as platform to bring together “like-minded political forces” including NGOs, public intellectuals, and faculty members of universities.
From Kanyakumari to Kashmir, the yatra is expected to cover 3,500 km across 12 States and would continue for five to six months. All the top leaders, including former party chief Rahul Gandhi, will launch the yatra, which will mostly be covered on foot and in some places on vehicles.
