On the fourth day of the Karnataka leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday reopened a road, which was closed due to caste-based violence in 1993. The lane connecting the residences of Dalits and settlements of Lingayats in Badanavalu was named 'Bharat Jodo Road'.
Gandhi also painted an Anganwadi school wall with a message of inclusivity. "Rahul Gandhi and yatris paved the lane with colourful tiles and painted a village school wall with a message of inclusivity," said Congress in a tweet.
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Meanwhile, on Monday Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh confirmed that party president Sonia Gandhi take part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Thursday in Karnataka. The Yatra will pass through Karnataka for 21 days covering 511 km in the state. It began on September 7 from Kanyakumari and entered Karnataka on Friday after passing through Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Sonia Gandhi will walk with the participants on October 6 during the Karnataka leg of the Yatra. This would be the first time that Sonia Gandhi will participate in the Yatra which began when she was abroad for a medical check-up.
Rahul Gandhi has been walking continuously in the Yatra and reached Gundlupet in Karnataka on September 30 from Gudalur in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. The Yatra has entered a crucial phase with the Karnataka leg as the state goes to polls next year and is the first time when it is passing through a BJP-ruled state.
(With ANI inputs)