Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is likely to skip the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament to continue with his party's Bharat Jodo Yatra, said party General Secretary, Incharge of Communications Jairam Ramesh.
The upcoming Winter Session of Parliament which is likely to be held from December 7 to December 29, this year will have a total of 17 working days. This will be the first session during which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, will officiate proceedings in the Upper House.
Jairam Ramesh further said that the Congress supports reservation in education and employment for Economically Backward Class (EWS) in all communities without disturbing the existing reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBC).
The government will be drawing up a list of Bills to be passed during the upcoming session while the Opposition will demand a discussion on pressing matters. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra has reached its 66th day.
Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is at its Maharashtra leg, resumed from the Shevala village of Kalamnuri in Maharashtra's Hingoli on Saturday. The Congress party had claimed in its previous statement that the Yatra is the longest march on foot conducted by any Indian politician in Indian history.
Bharat Jodo Yatra reached Maharashtra after it covered parts of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. In Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) have also agreed to participate in the yatra.
Bharat Jodo Yatra, which began on September 7 from Kanyakumari, will cover a further distance of 2,355 km in its 3,570-km march. It will end in Kashmir next year.
Notably, all the party MPs, leaders, and workers along with Rahul Gandhi are staying in containers. Sleeping beds, toilets, and ACs are also installed in some of the containers. The arrangements have been made keeping in view the intense heat and humidity with the change of places.
(With ANI Inputs)