Guwahati: The chief minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel,criticised Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, on Wednesday for his comments on the Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress, calling them “spewing venom.”
Talking to reporters, Baghel said, “He is spewing venom. He must have visited the RSS office and seen ‘Akhand Bharat’s map. BJP says Muslims to be sent to Pakistan as well as the country to be merged for ‘Akhand Bharat’. What does it mean to send them and merge later?”
Baghel’s statement comes after CM Sarma took a swipe at the Bharat Jodo Yatra movement which was kickstarted on Wednesday. He said that the party should “He is spewing venom. He must have visited the RSS office and seen ‘Akhand Bharat’s map. BJP says Muslims to be sent to Pakistan as well as the country to be merged for ‘Akhand Bharat’. What does it mean to send them and merge later?”
India was divided in 1947, according to CM Sarma, thus starting the Bharat Jodo Yatra would be useless.
“India was divided in 1947 during Congress. If they want to start Bharat Jodo Yatra, then Rahul Gandhi should do this in Pakistan. What are the benefits of doing this Yatra in India? India is connected, and united. I want to suggest Rahul Gandhi to take the Bharat Jodo Yatra programme to Pakistan,” CM Sarma said.
Baghel said on Bharat Jodo Yatra, “There will be a discussion on inflation, unemployment, issues related to people’s suffering. Efforts will be made to stop the spread of hatred.”
Congress will officially launch the “Bharat Jodo Yatra,” in which Rahul Gandhi will begin the 3,570-kilometer (150-day) journey from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, on Wednesday.
Some important queries about Rahul Gandhi’s housing and floods arise as the party launches the nationwide yatra. The party has stated, however, that he will not stay in a hotel but will instead do the entire route in a straightforward manner.
Rahul Gandhi will remain in the container for 150 days. Some of the containers also have sleeping quarters, restrooms, and air conditioning. There will be numerous different climate and environmental conditions along the way. The arrangements were made with the new location’s extreme heat and humidity in mind.
“About 60 such containers have been prepared and sent to Kanyakumari where a village has been set up in which all these containers have been placed. The container will be parked in a new place every day in the shape of a village for night rest. Full-time Yatris who stay with Rahul Gandhi will eat together and stay close,” said by party officials in the national media.