Bharat Jodo Yatra to be mobilised in states the March will not pass, from Sep 16
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New Delhi: In order to encourage the state units to take part in the "Bharat Jodo Yatra", senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Jairam Ramesh will travel to the states through which the party's current Yatra would not pass.
Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Me and Digvijaya Singh will visit Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha from September 16 onwards. Our effort would be to mobilise the state units to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra."
The Congress wants all the state units to participate in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, starting the exercise from the block level.
Ramesh had earlier said that the yatra will strengthen the party and spread its ideology, adding that "the elephant has woken up which has surprised BJP".
(With inputs from IANS)