Congress silent on whether Rahul will lead Bharat Jodo Yatra

The Congress president election is to take place between August 21 and September 20.

Ramesh said, “The entire leadership and cadre of the Congress party will participate in the yatra.” (File Photo)

Two months after the Congress announced a “Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra” from October 2, the party on Wednesday said it is exploring the possibility of starting the yatra earlier. The party, however, remained evasive on whether Rahul Gandhi will lead the five-month-long march across 12 states covering a distance of roughly 3,500 km.

“Given the repeated attacks on our democracy by the BJP, the Congress is now exploring the possibility of starting the Bharat Jodo Yatra earlier,” the opposition party said after a meeting.

The Congress president election is to take place between August 21 and September 20.

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Both Digvijaya Singh and Jairam Ramesh, who addressed the media, parried questions on who will lead the yatra. Singh said, “It is Congress’s yatra and it is expected that all Congress leaders will participate.”

Asked whether Rahul will lead the yatra as the Congress president, he said, “You will get to know after the elections being conducted by the AICC.”

On whether Rahul will be part of the yatra from beginning to end, Singh said, “Is Rahul Gandhi not a leader of the Congress. Why will he not?” On whether the Congress president or Rahul will lead the yatra, he said, “Congress party ke saare log milke karenge.”

Ramesh then said, “The entire leadership and cadre of the Congress party will participate in the yatra.”

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