Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday stated the federal government is bobbing up with “excuses” to prevent the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, days after Union Well being Minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote to him to believe postponing the march if Covid protocols may just now not be adopted.
The yatra, which began in Kanyakumari on September 7 and can conclude in Kashmir, is in Haryana, after masking Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
“This yatra will pass to Kashmir. Now, they’ve pop out with a brand new thought. They wrote me a letter that Covid used to be spreading, prevent the yatra,” Gandhi stated whilst addressing a meeting in Ghasera village in Haryana’s Nuh district.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by means of him entered the state thru Nuh on Wednesday after its Rajasthan leg.
“Now, they’re bobbing up with excuses to prevent the yatra. Put on mask, prevent the yatra, Covid is spreading, those are all excuses,” he stated.
Union Well being Minister Mandaviya on Tuesday wrote to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot to believe postponing the yatra if Covid protocols may just now not be adopted.
Focused on the BJP, which is in energy on the Centre and in Haryana, Gandhi stated it’s fearful of the reality.
” Hindustan ki shakti say, Hindustan ki Sachai say, yeh log dar gaye hai, yeh sachai hai (they’ve fearful of energy and the reality of the rustic. That is the reality),” the previous Congress leader stated, including that “we don’t want RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and (Top Minister) Narendra Modi’s hate-filled India”.
The BJP govt could also be looking to suppress the (opposition) Congress’ voice in Parliament and this could also be a explanation why this yatra used to be taken out, Gandhi stated. The Iciness Consultation of Parliament started on December 7 and can finish on December 23, per week forward of time table.
“If we need to discuss in Parliament or lift a topic such because the Rafale jet subject, demonetisation, GST (Items and Services and products Tax) or referring to hatred spreading within the nation, are you aware what occurs? The mic is switched off… stay on talking, (however) nobody will pay attention,” he stated.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra has been happening for greater than 100 days and on this other people from all faiths, together with Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians, males, girls, and kids have taken section, he stated.
He stated, on this, lakhs have taken section, however nobody even requested somebody what their faith used to be, what language they spoke or from which position they got here from.
On this yatra, other people revered every different and hugged every different and unfold love, Gandhi stated.
He stated on Wednesday, the Haryana Congress president fell down whilst strolling right through the yatra and he used to be picked up inside a 2nd by means of seven to 8 other people.
“No person requested about his faith or caste… You’re an Indian and you’re going to be picked up. We can now not mean you can fall. We’d like this sort of govt which protects each and every Indian,” Gandhi stated.
“When a farmer faces an issue, whole India protects him, if a labourer faces any problem, then all the nation is helping him out. We would like such an India…We don’t want RSS, Narendra Modi’s hate stuffed India. No person desires it,” he stated.
Gandhi reiterated that he’s “opening a store of affection out there of hate”.
“I gave this message to you. Don’t assume most effective Rahul Gandhi is opening this store. I’m pronouncing it to you, everybody, each and every early life, each and every farmer, labourer, small shopkeeper, you open a store of affection out there of hate,” the Congress chief stated.
Love every different and include every different. That is India’s power and it’s going to take the rustic ahead, he stated.
Calling the media his buddies, Gandhi stated, “I name them buddies, however typically they do not do the activity of buddies. Their buddies are anyone else, who’re observed on TV for twenty-four hours. Our Yatra goes from Kanyakumari and to Kashmir, and lakhs are collaborating in it, however you’re going to now not see this on media.”
“But when Narendra Modi ji walks even 10 to fifteen steps, you’re going to get to look this on TV for twenty-four hours,” he stated.
This isn’t the fault of the media and “It’s not that i am in opposition to them (media)…there’s a controller on the again…”, Gandhi stated, including that “so, that is the location within the nation”.
When the yatra reached Ghasera, sometimes called Gandhi gram as Mahatma Gandhi visited it right through the Partition, he payed floral tributes to him.
The march began with the slogan ‘woh todenge, hum jodenge’, “however we need to pass a step forward and say, hum ‘unhe todne nahin denge’ (we will be able to now not permit them to damage)”, Gandhi stated.
Senior Congress leaders together with Randeep Singh Surjewala, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Okay. C. Venugopal, Kumari Selja, Haryana Congress leader Udai Bhan and Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav have been additionally provide.
Accusing the federal government of selectively selecting at the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh at press convention right here stated Mandaviya’s letter to Rahul Gandhi over following Covid protocols within the march used to be in accordance with issues raised by means of 3 BJP MPs and now not on recommendation of mavens or scientists.
“If there’s recommendation of mavens or any protocol is to be adopted at the recommendation of any clinical well being, public well being or medical establishment, it turns into our accountability to observe that. We can oppose a political protocol however now not a systematic protocol,” he stated Congress normal secretary in-charge communications Ramesh stated Mandaviya in his letter to Gandhi cited issues raised by means of 3 BJP MPs over the unfold of coronavirus. “The letter isn’t in accordance with any medical advise or recommendation from mavens, however on foundation of letters of MPs, and the well being minister all of sudden writes to Rahul Gandhi,” Ramesh stated.
He asserted that every “Bharatyatri” collaborating within the yatra is totally vaccinated and “many have additionally were given a booster dose”. “There has now not been a unmarried case of Covid within the Bharat Jodo Yatra up to now,” he stated.
Focused on the BJP, Ramesh instructed a press convention that politics is being performed on a significant public well being factor. That is being completed for the reason that Covid outbreak within the nation in 2020, he stated, including politicisation of this sort of subject is mistaken and the federal government is “selectively selecting” at the yatra.
