MP Man Walks 1,200 Km Barefoot In Bharat Jodo Yatra, Calls Rahul Gandhi His Motivation

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Vikram Pratap Singh is walking barefoot despite pain in his foot. He said he walked more than 1200 km in the last 2.5 months and credited Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as his motivation.

New Delhi: A man from Madhya Pradesh is garnering attention for walking barefoot in Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is currently in Haryana. Hailing from Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district, Vikram Pratap Singh said he has walked more than 1200 kilometers in the last 2.5 months barefoot despite pain amid a bitter winter.

"I have left footwear from 28th October last year after Rahul Gandhi started this Bharat Jodo Yatra. I want to spread the message of this Yatra in the country and I wanted to join this Yatra since the start but I took one resolve to spread his message," Vikram Singh told news agency ANI.

He further mentioned, "I joined this Yatra from Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh and have reached Haryana's Panipat barefoot. I have walked more than 1200 kms in 2.5 months."

Vikram is walking barefoot while facing trouble with his foot and has credited Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as being his motivation. "When I see Rahul Gandhi in the Yatra then it inspires me and motivates me to walk more despite the pain," he said, as per ANI.

When asked about the troubles of walking barefoot in intense winter, Vikram said he believes his pain is comparatively less than those suffering from inflation and unemployment.

"I want to send this message that this Yatra is not a political yatra but to convey that rather than becoming casteist and religious fanatic people should first be nationalist. This nationalist emotion is what we are trying to spread," he added.

Vikram expressed confidence in being able to complete the Yatra barefoot to Srinagar and will also spread the message of the Congress march even after January 30.

The Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed its journey on the first day of the Haryana leg's second phase on Friday morning. The yatra covered over 130 km in the first phase in Haryana from December 21-23, passing through Nuh, Gurugram, and Faridabad districts.

The Bharat Jodo Yatra started from Kanyakumari on September 7 last year and will end with Rahul Gandhi hoisting the national flag in Srinagar on January 30. 

(With Agency Inputs)