The parliamentary Bharat Jod Yatra will come to a close on Monday with a rally at Sher-e-Kashmir stadium, where a ceremony will take place at the party’s headquarters here, and several opposition leaders are likely to attend.
‘Padyatra’ closed on Sunday in the Lal Chowk district with Rahul Gandhi unfurling the flag, but the official closing was due to take place on Monday in snowy Srinagar.
yatra has traveled over 4,000 km across 12 states and two federal territories in about five months since its launch on September 7 last year.
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During the course of the Yatra, Rahul Gandhi addressed 12 public rallies, over 100 corner meetings and 13 press conferences. He performed over 275 of his planned walking interactions and over 100 of his sitting interactions.
Parliamentary Speaker Mallikarjun Halji unfurls the national flag at the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh State Legislative Committee Headquarters and unveils the monument to Bharat Jodh Yatra. A rally is then held.
The Khaj is a member of the Trinamur Congress (TMC), Janata Dal (United), Shiv Sena, Telugu Desam Party, National Congress (NC), Samajaddy Party, Bahjan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist ), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Rashtriya Janata Dal, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Nationalist Congress Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Indian Union Muslim League, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Janata Dal (secular).
Some party leaders have announced that they will not be able to attend the rally, and some will send representatives.
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Political parties such as NC, PDP, CPI, CPI(M), Shiv Sena and DMK are likely to attend the rally, while there is uncertainty about the participation of parties such as SP, BSP and TMC.
At a press conference on Sunday, Gandhi said that while Bharat Jodh Yatra moved from south to north, it affected the entire country, arguing that the march gave the country a different vision.
