Rahul Gandhi interacts with people in Manipur on second day of Congress Nyay Yatra

Imphal, January 15

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi began the second day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Sekmai here, on Monday, and interacted with the people who had lined up along the route to greet him.

Starting the yatra in a custom-made Volvo bus, Gandhi also walked for some distance meeting people and enquiring about their problems.

Several people, mostly women and children, had lined up along the yatra route and cheered on Gandhi as his bus made its way along several busy areas.

In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Day 2 of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra began bright and early at 7:30 am with the traditional flag hoisting by Seva Dal at the campsite. PCC President of Manipur @meghachandra_k hoisted the flag.”

“The yatra will move from Sekmai to Kangpokpi and then Senapati in Manipur before finally halting in Nagaland at night,” he said.

The yatra began on Sunday from violence-hit Manipur with Gandhi asserting that the party would present a new vision for India that would be based on harmony, brotherhood, and equitability and devoid of hatred, violence, and monopoly.

At a rally here to flag off the over 6,700-km yatra with which the party is looking to set the narrative for the Lok Sabha polls, Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Manipur as it reeled under ethnic violence, and vowed to ensure justice for its people.

The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra would pass through 100 Lok Sabha constituencies in 15 states. It would traverse 6,713 km, mostly in buses, but also on foot, and culminate in Mumbai on March 20 or 21.