Maharashtra: Rahul Gandhi visits gurdwara, resumes march

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited a gurdwara in Nanded district of Maharashtra before resuming his Bharat Jodo Yatra foot march on TuesdayThe Congress MP visited Gurdwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singh ji Fateh Singh ji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti a few hours after the yatra entered Maharashtra Monday night from TelanganaAt the gurdwara Gandhi prayed for harmony and equality the party tweeted BharatJodoYatra pictwittercomPZJiqt5sPImdash Congress INCIndia November 7 2022Also read Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Maha Rahul to address rallies on November 10 and 18On Tuesday morning the march will proceed from the gurdwara to Atkali in Biloli district of Nanded Gandhi is scheduled to halt at Godavari Manar Sugar Factory ground in Biloli for night stay a party functionary saidSmall and medium businesses suffered due to the Centres wrong policies like demonetisation and poor implementation of the Goods and Service Tax Gandhi said Monday night as he entered Maharashtra holding a flaming torch mashaalGandhi said during his stay in Maharashtra over the next 15 days he will listen to the voice of the state and also its pain and asserted no force can stop his 61dayold yatra that began on September 7 from Kanniyakumari Tamil Nadu and will culminate in SrinagarThe 3570kmlong yatra led by the Congress MP reached Deglur in central Maharashtras Nanded district from neighbouring Telangana During his stay in the state Gandhi will address two rallies as part of the crosscountry march aimed at reviving the partyGandhi said the march started two months back from Kanniyakumari and it will stop only at Srinagar after hoisting the tricolourNo force can stop this yatra asserted the former Congress president whose party was a strong political force in Maharashtra for several decades and was a constituent of the threeparty ruling coalition till June this yearGandhi said the aim of the yatra is to bind the country together and highlighted major issues before the countryThe reality of India is that the country cannot give employment to its youth even if it is willing On one hand there is unemployment on the other hand there is inflation he said attacking the Modi governmentThe Congress MP said the main aim of his crosscountry foot march is to raise voice against hatred anger and violence that is being spreadGandhi will address two rallies during his yatra in Maharashtra the first on November 10 in Nanded district and on November 18 at Shegaon in Buldhana districtThe march led by the Wayanad Lok Sabha MP will traverse through 15 Assembly and 6 parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra during its sojourn It will cover a distance of 382 kms across five districts before entering Madhya Pradesh on November 20The yatra will proceed through Nanded district for four days and enter Hingoli district on November 11 Washim on November 15 Akola on November 16 and Buldhana on November 18 according to the scheduleThe Congress has invited Nationalist Congress Party NCP president Sharad Pawar and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray both allies of the party to take part in the foot march Pawar had earlier said he would join the yatraHowever senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan has said the participation of Pawar in the yatra in Maharashtra will depend on his health conditionPawar 81 was recently hospitalised in Mumbai for fever and other health issues The NCP chief on Saturday flew to Shirdi from Mumbai with doctors and addressed a party convention briefly in the temple town in Ahmednagar districtSachin Ahir a legislator of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena said former minister Aaditya Thackeray may join the Maharashtra leg of the 150daylong yatraThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever