Rahul Gandhi hoisted the tricolor on a water tank: In Karnataka, he said - the Kannada language should be respected; Journey of 925 KM so far

Posted on 14th Oct 2022 by rohit kumar

During the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi hoisted the country's tricolor by climbing a water tank. During this, former CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar were also present with him. Addressing the public, Rahul said that the Kannada language should be respected.

 

Bharat Jodi Yatra started from Kanyakumari on 7th September. Now it has reached the Chitradurga district of Karnataka. Thursday was its 36th day. Rahul will travel to 12 states to visit Kashmir. So far he has covered a journey of 925 km.

 

On seeing the party banner, Rahul climbed into the tank.

Rahul Gandhi was passing through a place in Chitradurga when he saw the party banner and flag in a water tank. They started climbing on the water tank. After this many workers also came after him. Rahul hoisted the national tricolor on the tank and came down after a few minutes.

 

Rahul said - respects for Kannada language

Amidst the controversy over Kannada, Rahul Gandhi said that the BJP and the RSS feel that they can attack the history of Karnataka. But if anyone does this then they will have to face the full force of the Congress party.

 

Rahul further said that BJP considers Kannada as a secondary language. Do not want to respect it, but for Congress, this language is also primary. If the people of Karnataka want to speak Kannada, the people of Kerala want to speak Malayalam and the people of Tamil Nadu want to speak Tamil then they should have freedom.

 

India Connectivity Journey of 3570 KM

The Bharat Jodi Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, is in Karnataka these days. From here the journey will go through Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab till the Union Territory of Kashmir. This journey Rahul is about 3570 km. Through this yatra, Congress is focusing on 372 Lok Sabha seats.

 

Concept of Dandi March, a team formed in every district

The concept of the yatra is taken from Mahatma Gandhi's 'Dandi March. The responsibility of getting it down on the ground was given to Digvijay Singh. He has done 'Narmada Parikrama' of 3300 km in 2017. Bharat Jodo Planning Committee was formed under the chairmanship of Digvijay. Coordinators were made in each state. After this, a team was prepared in each district. In Delhi also, more than 20 people were associated with planning. Apart from Mukul Wasnik and KC Venugopal, there were people from organizations affiliated with Congress.

 

Also Read: Bharat Jodo Yatra: On the 36th Day of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi begins his foot march from Bommagodanahalli

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