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NEW DELHI: The Congress party announced on Friday that the BharatJodo Nyay Yatra, led by Rahul Gandhi, will now commence from a private ground in Manipur’s Thoubal district on January 14, instead of the initially planned venue in Imphal. Keisham Meghachandra, the Manipur president of Congress, stated that they had requested permission to start the Yatra from the Hapta Kangjeibung ground in Imphal. However, due to certain conditions imposed by the state government, they were compelled to relocate the venue at the last minute, approximately 34 kilometers away.
Meghachandra explained, “On January 2, we proposed to the state government that the Hapta Kangjeibung public ground in Imphal be permitted for flagging off the BharatJodo Nyay Yatra. We had also announced that the Yatra would commence in Imphal and conclude in Mumbai.” He further added, “We met Chief Minister N Biren Singh on January 10 regarding this matter, but he informed us that permission would not be granted. Later that night, an order was issued allowing the use of Hapta Kangjeibung ground, but with limitations on the number of participants.”
Meghachandra revealed that a team from the state Congress subsequently met with Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi, along with DGP Rajiv Singh, the deputy commissioner, and SP of Imphal East. “We were informed that only a maximum of 1,000 people would be permitted at the venue. Since permission was not granted, we found ourselves in a critical situation. Late on Thursday night, the Thoubal deputy commissioner granted permission to flag off the Yatra from a private land in the Khongjom area of the district,” he said. Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress president, will inaugurate the Yatra from this new location.
Despite the change in venue, another leader from the state Congress assured that there would be no alteration to the planned route. The Yatra, commencing in Manipur on January 14, will culminate in Mumbai on March 20. Spanning 6,713 kilometers over 67 days, it is scheduled to traverse through 110 districts in 15 states.
Meghachandra explained, “On January 2, we proposed to the state government that the Hapta Kangjeibung public ground in Imphal be permitted for flagging off the BharatJodo Nyay Yatra. We had also announced that the Yatra would commence in Imphal and conclude in Mumbai.” He further added, “We met Chief Minister N Biren Singh on January 10 regarding this matter, but he informed us that permission would not be granted. Later that night, an order was issued allowing the use of Hapta Kangjeibung ground, but with limitations on the number of participants.”
Meghachandra revealed that a team from the state Congress subsequently met with Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi, along with DGP Rajiv Singh, the deputy commissioner, and SP of Imphal East. “We were informed that only a maximum of 1,000 people would be permitted at the venue. Since permission was not granted, we found ourselves in a critical situation. Late on Thursday night, the Thoubal deputy commissioner granted permission to flag off the Yatra from a private land in the Khongjom area of the district,” he said. Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress president, will inaugurate the Yatra from this new location.
Despite the change in venue, another leader from the state Congress assured that there would be no alteration to the planned route. The Yatra, commencing in Manipur on January 14, will culminate in Mumbai on March 20. Spanning 6,713 kilometers over 67 days, it is scheduled to traverse through 110 districts in 15 states.
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