Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Dilli Nyay Yatra’ likely to kick off from Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat
The party was in the process of roping in AICC leaders such as Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, and Harish Rawat among others to be a part of the initiative.
Written by Jatin Anand
New Delhi | Updated: November 3, 2024 03:40 AM IST
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“Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav, who conceptualised the programme, is likely to meet the senior leadership over arrangements and availability of senior leaders for the event over the weekend,” a senior leader said.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and senior Congress leaders are likely to be part of the party’s ‘Delhi Nyay Yatra’ — inspired by the Rae Bareli MP’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls — which is scheduled to begin next week, according to party sources.
With a week to go before it gets underway on November 8 and continues till the beginning of December, sources said the party was in the process of roping in AICC leaders such as Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, and Harish Rawat among others to be a part of the initiative with the dual aim of projecting a united front as well as ensuring community-specific outreach through it.
“Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav, who conceptualised the programme, is likely to meet the senior leadership over arrangements and availability of senior leaders for the event over the weekend,” a senior leader said.
“The plan for the yatra so far is to take it from Rajghat to one particular Assembly in the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha such as Ballimaran or Chandni Chowk; we hope to get Rahul ji to participate in each of the four legs of the yatra across the seven Lok Sabhas constituencies,” the leader added.
While the seven constituencies have been divided Assembly-wise to be able to ensure outreach across the maximum number of constituencies on the one hand, four hubs have also been identified for individual overnight outreach, led by Yadav, with specific citizens’ focus groups.
“While two phases will see a focus on 16 Assembly constituencies each, one will see outreach across 18 and the last one across 20 constituencies. Four hubs have been identified for overnight conversations between the Delhi Congress president and individuals from focus groups,” another leader said.
Jatin Anand is an Assistant Editor with the national political bureau of The Indian Express. Over the last 16 years, he has covered governance, politics, bureaucracy, crime, traffic, intelligence, the Election Commission of India and Urban Development among other beats. He is an English (Literature) graduate from Zakir Husain Delhi College, DU & specialised in Print at the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), Chennai. He tweets @jatinpaul ... Read More