As a part of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address two rallies on November 10 and 18 in Maharashtra, a senior party leader said.
The yatra began on 7 September from Kanyakumari and is scheduled to reach Madnur Naka at Deglur in Maharashtra’s Nanded district from neighbouring Telangana at 7 pm on November 7. “Rahul Gandhi will address two rallies during the yatra in Maharashtra. He will address the first rally on November 10 in Nanded district, while the second one will be held on November 18 at Shegaon in Buldhana district,” senior Congress leader and state coordinator for the yatra Balasaheb Thorat, said.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra is a mass contact initiative of Congress that will travel across 15 Assembly and 6 parliamentary constituencies in the state during its 14-day stay. Before entering Madhya Pradesh on November 20, the yatra will complete distance of 382 kms across five districts.
According to party sources, after arriving in Nanded on Monday evening, the yatra will resume at 6:30 am next day from Deglur bus stand. Travelling through Nanded district for four days, it will enter Hingoli district on 18 November. Another Congress leader said, “More than 100 prominent personalities from different walks of life will participate in the yatra.” NCP president Sharad Pawar is likely to take part in the foot-march on November 9.
The Congress leadership will be emphasizing on participation of NCP and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena in the yatra to show solidarity of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) against the (BJP).