Jharkhand: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra’ resumed from Dhanbad on Sunday, the third day of his visit in Jharkhand.
After a night halt at Tundi block in the district on Saturday, the yatra resumed at Govindpur in Dhanbad city on Sunday.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said, “Today we are in Dhanbad and we will go to Bokaro.” He said that Bokaro is a steel city.
“These are memorials built by (former Prime Minister) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. When people say what we did in 70 years… Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bhakra Nangal, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Barauni, Sindri – all these are monuments of India’s economic growth”, Ramesh said.
Jharkhand Congress vice president Brajendra Prasad Singh said the yatra started from Govindpur, will pass through Saraidhela, IIT-ISM Gate, Randhir Verma Chowk, Shramik Chowk near the railway station and reach Bank Mor where he will address a public rally.
After this it will move towards Bokaro Steel City. After lunch break in Bokaro, the journey will start again from Jena turn at around 2 pm. Gandhi’s night rest is scheduled in Ramgarh district on Sunday.
The Yatra will travel 804 km covering 13 districts of the state in eight days in two phases.
Overall, it will travel 6,713 km in 67 days, passing through 110 districts in 15 states and will culminate in Mumbai on March 20.
