The seven yatras will cover 11,400 km and all 230 assembly points in 15 days.
Bhopal:
The Congress started its “Jan Aakrosh Yatra” in Madhya Pradesh on Ganesh Chaturthi, intensifying its campaign against the ruling BJP ahead of the Assembly elections. The yatra comes as the ruling BJP’s 10,500-km Jan Ashirwad Yatras are nearing their final stretch in the state.
The seven yatras will cover 11,400 km and all 230 assembly points in 15 days. Senior leaders Dr. Govind Singh, Ajay Singh, former state Congress leaders Suresh Pachauri, Kantilal Bhuria, Arun Yadav, former ministers Jitu Patwari and Kamleshwar Patel will lead the raths.
At a time when the BJP has attacked the opposition INDIA bloc over Sanatan Dharma comment, all seven Jan Akrosh Yatras started Ganesh Chaturthi. The leaders started the meetings after offering prayers at prominent temples in different parts of the state.
State Congress president Kamal Nath said, “On the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, the Congress will start its Jan Aakrosh Yatras. The purpose of these yatras is to express the pain and suffering of the oppressed people due to the misrule of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government for 18 years”.
The BJP, meanwhile, attacked the Congress on corruption charges.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami – who participated in the rallies, appealed to the people of Bina to ensure that Mr Chouhan becomes the chief minister again.
The BJP rallies, which will start from different parts of the state, will reach Bhopal on September 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the “maha kumbh” or mega rally of BJP workers on this occasion.
The dates of the parliamentary elections, which will take place towards the end of the year, have yet to be announced.
