In this article, we provide comprehensive information about Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March) was a significant political and social movement led by the Indian National Congress under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. Launched on September 7, 2022, from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, it was a nationwide padayatra (foot march) covering over 4,000 kilometers across 12 states and 2 Union Territories, concluding in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, on January 30, 2023.
| About: | Bharat Jodo Yatra (lit. ’Unite India March’) was a mass movement which was held by the Indian National Congress (“the Congress” or INC as short form). Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi orchestrated the movement by encouraging the party cadre and the public to walk from Kanyakumari at the southern tip of India to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a journey of 4,080 kilometres (2,540 miles) over almost 150 days. The campaign aimed to boost the party’s electoral engagement nationwide and is viewed as a strategy for the upcoming national elections. This political tour followed the Bharat Jodo Yatra. However, unlike the previous one, this Yatra was not conducted entirely on foot; it utilized a hybrid approach. For the longer segments of the journey, the party opted for buses. This change was necessitated by the time constraints posed by the approaching general election. The Congress Party stated that the initial Bharat Jodo Yatra highlighted issues of economic inequality, social division, and an authoritarian style of governance. In contrast, the forthcoming Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will focus on advocating for social, economic, and political justice for the citizens of the nation. The slogan for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is Nyay Ka Haq Milne Tak (“Until we get our right to justice”). |
| Date: | September 7, 2022 – January 30, 2023 |
| Duration: | 136 days |
| Type: | Padayatra, protest |
| Theme: | Political movement, social movement |
| Organized by: | Indian National Congress, Rahul Gandhi |
| Participants: | 1. Rahul Gandhi, former president of Congress party 2. Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha 3. Bhupesh Baghel, then Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh 4. Pawan Khera, AICC social media chairman 5. Kanhaiya Kumar, political activist from Congress party 6. Vijay Inder Singla, former Punjab cabinet minister 7. Siddaramaiah, former chief minister of Karnataka 8. Oommen Chandy, former chief minister of Kerala 9. Sachin Pilot, former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan 10. Revanth Reddy, president of Telangana PCC 11. Mani Shankar Aiyar, former MP for Mayiladuthurai. 12. Mohammed Azharuddin, Former Indian Cricket Captain and Telangana’s PCC President 13. Chandy Oommen, National outreach Chairman of Indian Youth Congress 14. Swara Bhaskar, Bollywood actress and political activist 15. Kamal Haasan, Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter 16. Riya Sen, Indian actress and model 17. Urmila Matondkar, Indian actress and politician |
