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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, in a letter, requested Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to issue directions to ensure smooth passage of Rahul Gandhi's Bharata Jodo Nyay Yatra through the state.
Expressing concern that the Yatra was allegedly targeted by some miscreants in the neighbouring states, Kharge wrote in his letter, "While the first Bharat Jodo Yatra went across the country without any untoward incidents and culminated in a rally in Kashmir,. However, you would be aware that some miscreants targeted the current Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in your neighbouring states. This has been done on political instigation, but our cadre faced it bravely." Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Yatra entered Bengal's Cooch Behar district from Assam on Thursday morning. Invoking the cordial relations between the CM Mamata and the Gandhi family, Kharge further said in his letter, "I am writing to request you that you may kindly issue appropriate directions to ensure smooth passage of the yatra through Bengal and ensure safety of the yatris, including Shri Rahul Gandhi. I am aware that the Gandhi family and you share very cordial relations, and you would ensure that all security concerns would be addressed adequately. However, I thought it would be best if I personally write to you requesting for the same. " Kharge, while addressing CM Mamata, said that the Indian National Congress has embarked on the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Manipur to Maharashtra to spread the message of justice to heal and unite the nation. The Congress Chief recalled that Rahul Gandhi, who is leading this yatra, had earlier walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir as the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Kharge in his letter further said, "He has always maintained that the yatras serve a larger purpose of uniting people who stand divided today by the BJP in the name of religion, caste and creed; and to ensure that the weakest in the nation are assured of justice - social, economic and political. That is why the yatra have remained apolitical and attracted crores of people across India cutting across all sections of the society who identify with a strong, progressive and secular INDIA for All." "Now the yatra is passing through Bengal over the next few days. I have been made aware that again some miscreants may foment trouble for the yatra. I am not sure if intention may be to show the state administration in bad light or to disrupt the yatra." The Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, flagged off from Manipur's Imphal on January 14, will conclude in Mumbai on March 20. (ANI)
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