Citing the prevailing situation in the state, the Manipur government on Wednesday denied the permission for the proposed 66-day Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to be launched from Imphal by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.According to the information, the Congress party had formally submitted a written request on January 2 to seek the permission to launch the rally on January 14 from Hatta Kangjeibung ground, Imphal East district. However, being silent on the request for some time, a team of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) led by its president K Meghachandra Singh met Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday.#WATCH | On Congress partys upcoming Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Manipur Congress chief Keisham Meghachandra says, Today a team of Manipur Congress met the CM. He has declined to give permission for the venue...He declined the request...that he would not give any public lane in… pic.twitter.com/bpnqKzUaPK— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2024Responding to the same, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said that Bharat Jodo Yatra will start from Manipur at any cost. While speaking at a press conference, Venugopal added that “...We got information that the Government of Manipur declined (our request) to hold the yatra in Palace Ground, Imphal...When we are starting a yatra from East to West, how can we avoid Manipur Then what message we are giving to the people of the country We need to start the yatra from Manipur only. We are now going to start Yatra in Manipur from another location. Details will be announced later...#WATCH | Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal says ...We got information that the Government of Manipur declined (our request) to hold the yatra in Palace Ground, Imphal...When we are starting a yatra from East to West, how can we avoid Manipur Then what message we are… pic.twitter.com/ycguL4MC6I— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2024He further asserted that their party do not want to politicise the yatra. “We are ready to cooperate with the government, on whatever level we can do. But we are very sure that we will start the Yatra from Manipur itself...,” he added.#WATCH | On Manipur CM N Biren Singh declining the request for the venue of Congresss Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, partys general secretary KC Venugopal says, Bharat Jodo Yatra will start from Manipur at any cost. We are going ahead with the programme...We dont want to politicise… pic.twitter.com/Q7iJLTu3Cf— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2024Bharat Jodo Nyay YatraA 66-day long Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is slated to begin from Manipur on January 14 and will culminate on March 20 in Mumbai, covering 6,700 kilometres across 15 states. This yatra is seen as one of the crucial moves ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The journey will cover Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
