Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi gave a direct challenge to BJP's nationalism with Bharat Jodo Yatra

Beginning the biggest 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in the history of Congress after independence, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday announced a direct challenge to the nationalism of BJP-RSS with the help of the tricolor of the country's national flag. Challenging the monopoly on the political theme of nationalism through the BJP government's 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, Rahul said that saluting the tricolor alone will not work, but we should also protect the country's ideals and values ​​hidden in saffron colour. Have to do Accusing the Modi government of completely taking over constitutional institutions, judiciary and media, Rahul said hatred and fear are being created in the entire country and our tricolor is being attacked. That is why Congress has taken the historic decision of Bharat Jodo Yatra to connect the people from Kanyakumari to Kashmir by taking the country out of this hatred and fear.

Said, it is also necessary to protect the values ​​and ideals hidden in the tricolor

Making the official launch of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' during a massive rally on the banks of the confluence of the three seas near the Gandhi Mandapam in Kanyakumari, Rahul clarified the Congress' intentions to challenge the BJP's nationalism. He said that of course our tricolor is waving in the sky and we salute it. For some people the tricolor has three colours, a wheel and a cloth but for all of us Indians the importance of the tricolor is much more because it has not been given to us by anyone but crores of Indians have got it through their struggles and sacrifices.

Our identity is tricolor

Rahul said that our identity as a nation is the tricolor and it gives the right to the Indian to live a life of safety and fear. The tricolor gives every citizen the right to adopt his language and religion, but today this tricolor is being attacked through hatred, fear and discrimination. Bharat Joda Yatra has been started to stop this attack on the tricolor and to unite the country so that the values ​​and ideals of our national flag hidden in saffron color and wheel can be protected.

BJP-RSS accused of considering the tricolor as a personal fiefdom

Rahul clearly said that the ideology of BJP and RSS is attacking the judiciary, constitutional institutions and media, which have the responsibility of protecting our tricolor. They consider the tricolor as their personal fiefdom and want to decide the future of the state and every citizen.

Opposition is being intimidated through investigative agencies

The former Congress President said that the opposition is being intimidated with the help of agencies like CBI, ED, Income Tax. They understand that the opposition will be scared, so they want to say that no leader of the opposition parties is going to be afraid of such tactics of the BJP. BJP thinks of dividing the country on the basis of language and religion but this country has always been united and this is not going to happen.

Tribute paid to father in Sriperumbudur

Rahul Gandhi attended a prayer meeting at the Martyrdom Sthal memorial of his father Rajiv Gandhi in Sriperumbudur, before reaching Kanyakumari for the start of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. After reaching Kanyakumari, he first went to the Swami Vivekananda Memorial, Thiruvalluvar Memorial to pay his respects. After this, a special program was organized at Gandhi Mandapam where Rahul Gandhi, who arrived with all the pedestrians of the Yatra, was handed over to the national flag made of Khadi by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for the Yatra. Congress is using tricolor instead of party flag in this padyatra. Rahul Gandhi himself raised the tricolor on the dais of a rally to launch the Yatra at the Sangam of Beaches in Kanyakumari and thanked Stalin for coming here and wishing him the best of travel.

Veteran Congress leaders including Gehlot-Baghel were present

On the occasion of the beginning of the yatra, along with both the Congress Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel, almost all the party veterans and leaders and workers of every state were present. During this, Tamil Nadu Congress workers present in large numbers were not only shouting slogans in support of Rahul Gandhi, but as soon as he reached the stage, they were cheering the crowd by dancing and clapping for a long time.

Modi government working for few capitalists

During his address, Rahul also reiterated his allegations of working for two-four industrial houses on the Modi government and said that today the country is facing the worst economic crisis. Unemployment is at the highest level, farmers and small businessmen are being attacked. But the BJP government is working for a few corporate houses because without their support, Narendra Modi cannot remain the Prime Minister even for a day. It is unfortunate that these people have complete control of the media and hence the Prime Minister's picture is shown on TV throughout the day, not the talk of inflation and unemployment.

BJP following the policy of divide and rule of the British

Rahul said that the BJP is following the policy of divide and rule like the British and the difference is that there was one East India Company at the time of the British and today three or four big companies are controlling it. The country is moving towards a bad phase and the purpose of the visit is to unite the country by stopping the partition so that the voice of the people can be heard.