'Ask Mamata Ji...': Congress Leader's 'Agent' Jibe At Bengal CM Over Absence In Bharat Jodo Yatra. Watch
Congress invited 24 parties to celebrate the end of the foot march, but some parties, including its allies, have said they can't come to the rally.
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has once again targeted Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal chief minister, given that the top leadership of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is unlikely to attend the event which invited 24 parties to celebrate the end of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, reported news agency ANI.
Congress invited 24 parties to celebrate the end of the foot march, but some parties, including its allies, have said they can't come to the rally.
"Our party has invited everyone (at the end of Bharat Jodo Yatra). All those who want to fight against Modi ji should come. Ask Mamata ji why she is not coming," said minister when he was asked about Banerjee's absence from the Yatra in a video share by ANI.
#WATCH हमारी पार्टी ने सभी को न्योता(भारत जोड़ो यात्रा के समापन पर) दिया है। जो मोदी जी के खिलाफ लड़ना चाहते हैं, उन सभी को लामबंद होना चाहिए। ममता जी क्यों नहीं आ रही हैं, ये ममता जी से पूछिए। वो दलाली कर रहे हो, ये हो सकता है: कांग्रेस सांसद अधीर रंजन चौधरी, श्रीनगर pic.twitter.com/pXnHYQ5ed8
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) January 29, 2023
Chowdhury had previously stated that the TMC chief can't do anything that'll upset Modi ji". “There's 'Mo-Mo', an understanding between Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji. Mamata ji can't do anything that'll upset Modi ji. When Modi ji says- India 'Congress-free', then Mamata ji also says Congress should be removed from Bengal”, he had said.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that the Bharat Jodo Yatra went from the south to the north, but it had an impact across the entire country. He said that the march offered a different perspective on the country.
After the tricolor was hoisted at the Lal Chowk here at the end of the march, Gandhi said at a press conference that he had learned a lot on the more than 4,000-kilometer journey.
Additionally, he stated that he would evaluate the feasibility of a future west-to-east yatra.
"I met lakhs of people, talked to them. I do not have words to make you understand. The aim of the yatra was to unite India, it was against the hate and violence being spread across the country. We have had a tremendous response. In fact, no one expected to get such a love-filled response," Gandhi said.
"We got to see the resilience of the people of India, their strength, directly," he asserted.
The yatra, which went through 12 states and two Union territories, would officially come to an end on Monday with a rally at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium and a party at the state Congress headquarters.
Asked whether he would undertake a west to east yatra in future, Gandhi said, "It has just ended. So, this question is premature. Yatris have walked thousands of kilometres, let us see what happens. Yatra went from south to north but its effect was on the entire country." "It is a vision, a way of life for the country. This has had an effect in the entire country. Congress workers have also undertaken yatras in several states, so it has had a national effect. We will think about it (undertaking a west to east yatra), I have two-three ideas," he said.
The former head of Congress claimed that the march was more than just a party yatra because it was attended by ordinary people as well as party members.
The yatra covered 12 states and two Union territories over 4,080 kilometers. Rahul Gandhi gave 13 press conferences, over 100 corner meetings, and 12 public meetings. He planned over 100 sitting interactions and over 275 walking interactions.
As part of the yatra, Gandhi unfurled the national flag on Sunday at the historic clock tower of Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar and declared that India had fulfilled a "promise."
The final leg of the yatra was completed earlier this morning by Gandhi, his sister, and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, party leaders, and workers.
Top Headlines
