Rahul Gandhi Kicks Off Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra 2.0 From Manipur — IN PICS

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday kickstarted his second large-scale outreach programme, Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, from ethnic strife-torn Manipur's Thoubal district.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

The yatra began at noon from the Khongjom War Memorial in Thoubal. (Image Source: AICC)

The Congress' foot march is significant in light of the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, which has claimed the lives of nearly 180 people since May. (Image Source: AICC)

After launching the yatra in Manipur, Rahul Gandhi promised that Congress will bring back "peace and harmony" to the northeastern state. (Image Source: AICC)

Gandhi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP don't consider the northeastern state as part of India. (Image Source: AICC)

Gandhi said, "Manipur is a symbol of BJP's politics, Manipur is a symbol of BJP and RSS's hatred. Manipur is a symbol of BJP's viewpoint and ideology." (Image Source: AICC)

The Yatra will visit 100 Lok Sabha segments across 15 states before concluding in Mumbai on March 20 or 21. (Image Source: AICC)

Aside from Manipur, the yatra will travel through four northeastern states: Nagaland (257 kilometres on two days), Arunachal Pradesh (55 kilometres in one day), Meghalaya (five kilometres in one day), and Assam (833 kilometres in eight days). (Image Source: AICC)

The yatra will visit West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. (Image Source: AICC)

Earlier, Kharge unveiled the bus on which Gandhi and other Congress leaders will travel from Manipur to Mumbai as part of the yatra. (Image Source: AICC)