As NCP leaders joined the yatra, ally Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray also hailed it as a movement to end the 'atmosphere of bitterness' and unite the country.
The 3,500-km walk is on its western leg for the next two weeks during which the Congress leader will touch 15 Assembly and 6 Parliamentary constituencies in the state.
Rahul Gandhi will reach Maharashtra's Madnur Naka in Degloor of Nanded district. Over 14 days, he will walk 381 km through 15 assemblies and 6 parliamentary constituencies.
The yatra will traverse through the state from 7 Nov to 20 Nov. Cong leaders have been upping their stamina to keep up with Rahul Gandhi who walks 25 km a day as part of the yatra.
Rahul Gandhi is charting a path that diverges from the Congress’ erstwhile matriarchs. But it would be a lost opportunity if this remains at the level of symbolic tokenism.
Jairam Ramesh says anger against Congress over bifurcation of state persists & its revival in Andhra will be long-term process. Party had polled less votes than NOTA in 2019 polls.
Either Uddhav or son Aaditya will join the yatra which enters Maharashtra on 6 Nov — a mark of the long way Thackeray senior and Rahul have come in their political relationship.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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