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Karnataka Congress Plans 84-Constituency Bharat Jodo March
The Congress party in Karnataka plans to begin a large walking campaign on September 30.
It is calling the campaign Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0.
The march will visit 84 Assembly constituencies where Congress lost the 2023 election.
It is expected to last 84 days.
The march will begin in Shikaripura and cover 29 districts not visited by Rahul Gandhi’s earlier march.
Congress leaders and workers will take part in the programmes.
Public meetings will be held each day from 1 p.m.
onward.
Congress says it wants to discuss local issues, criticize BJP programmes, and raise concerns about the Election Commission.
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee will begin Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 on September 30.
The 84-day march will cover 84 Assembly constituencies where Congress lost in the 2023 election.
The yatra will start in Shikaripura taluk, Shivamogga district, and cover Karnataka’s remaining 29 districts.
Constituency-level programmes are scheduled from October 4-5 onward, with public meetings beginning at 1 p.m.
Congress says the march will highlight alleged BJP shortcomings and concerns about damage to the Election Commission.
- Who
- The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, led by President B.K. Hariprasad, along with Congress ministers, workers, and other leaders.
- What
- The launch of Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0, an 84-day foot march across 84 Assembly constituencies.
- Where
- It will begin in Shikaripura taluk in Shivamogga district and cover 29 other Karnataka districts.
- When
- The march begins on September 30, with constituency programmes planned from October 4-5 onward.
- Why
- Congress says it aims to commemorate Rahul Gandhi’s 2022 yatra, reach constituencies it lost, highlight alleged BJP shortcomings, and raise awareness about the Election Commission.
Congress’s stated position
Reported BJP position
Purpose of the march
Congress’s stated position
Congress says the yatra will expose shortcomings in BJP programmes, discuss their alleged consequences, and hear public concerns.
Reported BJP position
The articles do not report a BJP response to Congress’s criticisms.
Election Commission
Congress’s stated position
Congress says the march will create awareness about alleged damage to the Election Commission, described as a constitutional institution.
Reported BJP position
The articles provide no response from the BJP or the Election Commission to this allegation.
Choice of starting point
Congress’s stated position
Congress says Shikaripura was chosen because it is represented by the BJP state president and is intended to be a symbolic starting point for its criticism of the BJP.
Reported BJP position
The articles do not include the BJP’s explanation or reaction to the choice of Shikaripura.
Key facts
- Organiser
- Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
- Start date
- September 30
- Starting point
- Shikaripura taluk, Shivamogga district
- Constituencies
- 84 Assembly constituencies where Congress lost in the 2023 election
- Duration
- 84 days
- District coverage
- 29 districts not covered by Rahul Gandhi’s earlier Bharat Jodo Yatra
- Daily public meetings
- Scheduled from 1 p.m. onward
Quotes
B.K. Hariprasad
KPCC president and Karnataka Legislative Council member
“The reason for starting from Shikaripura is that the BJP president had said that they would undertake a major foot march during the summer. So, we want to tell the people about the shortcomings, what the BJP is doing and the tragedies and shocks that are occurring because of their programmes.”
deccanchronicle.com
“To commemorate Rahul Gandhi's entry into Karnataka as part of his Bharat Jodo Padayatra on September 30, 2022, and to celebrate that occasion, we are also undertaking the second Bharat Jodo, in Karnataka from September 30.”
deccanchronicle.com
