Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati thank Rahul Gandhi for invite to hitch Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP
6 min readExpress News Service
LUCKNOW: The Congress get together’s efforts of bringing non-BJP opposition events on one platform in Uttar Pradesh forward of the electoral trial of 2024 by its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ don’t appear to bear fruits as each the regional events – Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) – on Monday prolonged their gratitude on being invited to hitch UP leg of Yatra wishing it successful with out clarifying their intention of becoming a member of it.
Significantly, after the repeated denial by the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati of getting acquired any invitation to hitch the Yatra in its UP leg starting on Tuesday, Congress get together despatched the formal invitation letter on behalf of get together MP Rahul Gandhi to each leaders.
Congress management had prolonged invitations to former UP Deputy CM Dr Dinesh Sharma, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhury, BSP chief Mayawati, BSP common secretary SC Mishra, SP MLA Shivpal Yadav, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief OP Rajbhar and CPI common secretary Atul Anjan to hitch the UP leg of its Yatra masking 110 km throughout three western UP district Ghaziabad, Baghpat and Shamli earlier than coming into Sonepat in Haryana through Kairana on January 5.
Meanwhile, writing the reply addressed to Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav thanked him for the invitation and mentioned that he wished all of the success to the Yatra.
Akhilesh continued by writing that India, past the geographical dimensions, was an emotion inclusive of affection, non-violence, compassion, coordination and concord.
“These are the positive elements which unite India. I hope that this Yatra will achieve its goal of preserving this inclusivity of our heritage,” wrote the SP chief.
Later within the afternoon, Akhilesh Yadav shared the letter by tweeting it from his personal and the get together’s Twitter handles.
Similarly, BSP chief Mayawati additionally took to Twitter to say that she was grateful for the letter inviting her to hitch the Yatra whereas extending good needs for its success.
However, each leaders didn’t clear the air about their participation within the Yatra.
Earlier, RLD had made it clear that Jayant Chaudhury wouldn’t be part of the yatra as he wouldn’t be in India throughout these dates. On the opposite, Akhilesh had laughed off the purported invite as mere gossip and Mayawati too had denied having acquired it. Akhilesh had even likened the Congress with the BJP saying each have been the 2 sides of the identical coin.
Akhilesh’s stand led to a missive by Congress’s former chief Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, when he mentioned that the SP lacked a nationwide framework and it had a positioning solely in UP.
However, Rahul Gandhi’s assertion was contradicted by the SP chief on Sunday saying his get together had a nationwide outlook and that it had been making sturdy political interventions in nationwide pursuits.
On the opposite, the Congress get together allowed the members of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) to hitch the yatra which is able to cowl the three western UP districts Ghaziabad, Baghpat and Shamli, that are thought-about to be BKU strongholds.
BKU nationwide spokesman Rakesh Singh Tikait, nevertheless, dominated out his participation saying that he represents a non-political organisation and no BKU member until the extent of a district chief would be part of the Congress Yatra whereas passing by UP.
Tikait accepted that he was receiving invitations from Congress management to hitch the Yatra however dominated out his participation saying that originally, it was essential to know Congress’s coverage for farmers. “We will meet Congress leaders to know their policies for farmers in Haryana on January 9,” mentioned Tikait.
Tikait claimed that BKU was spearheading a motion towards authorities insurance policies for farmers in numerous states and Congress too was ruling some states like Chhattisgarh, the place the farmers’ motion towards the Baghel authorities was happening.
However, he added that any farmer, who had the BKU membership and needed to hitch the Yatra, was free to take action.
LUCKNOW: The Congress get together’s efforts of bringing non-BJP opposition events on one platform in Uttar Pradesh forward of the electoral trial of 2024 by its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ don’t appear to bear fruits as each the regional events – Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) – on Monday prolonged their gratitude on being invited to hitch UP leg of Yatra wishing it successful with out clarifying their intention of becoming a member of it.
Significantly, after the repeated denial by the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati of getting acquired any invitation to hitch the Yatra in its UP leg starting on Tuesday, Congress get together despatched the formal invitation letter on behalf of get together MP Rahul Gandhi to each leaders.
Congress management had prolonged invitations to former UP Deputy CM Dr Dinesh Sharma, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhury, BSP chief Mayawati, BSP common secretary SC Mishra, SP MLA Shivpal Yadav, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief OP Rajbhar and CPI common secretary Atul Anjan to hitch the UP leg of its Yatra masking 110 km throughout three western UP district Ghaziabad, Baghpat and Shamli earlier than coming into Sonepat in Haryana through Kairana on January 5.
Meanwhile, writing the reply addressed to Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav thanked him for the invitation and mentioned that he wished all of the success to the Yatra.
Akhilesh continued by writing that India, past the geographical dimensions, was an emotion inclusive of affection, non-violence, compassion, coordination and concord.
“These are the positive elements which unite India. I hope that this Yatra will achieve its goal of preserving this inclusivity of our heritage,” wrote the SP chief.
Later within the afternoon, Akhilesh Yadav shared the letter by tweeting it from his personal and the get together’s Twitter handles.
Similarly, BSP chief Mayawati additionally took to Twitter to say that she was grateful for the letter inviting her to hitch the Yatra whereas extending good needs for its success.
However, each leaders didn’t clear the air about their participation within the Yatra.
Earlier, RLD had made it clear that Jayant Chaudhury wouldn’t be part of the yatra as he wouldn’t be in India throughout these dates. On the opposite, Akhilesh had laughed off the purported invite as mere gossip and Mayawati too had denied having acquired it. Akhilesh had even likened the Congress with the BJP saying each have been the 2 sides of the identical coin.
Akhilesh’s stand led to a missive by Congress’s former chief Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, when he mentioned that the SP lacked a nationwide framework and it had a positioning solely in UP.
However, Rahul Gandhi’s assertion was contradicted by the SP chief on Sunday saying his get together had a nationwide outlook and that it had been making sturdy political interventions in nationwide pursuits.
On the opposite, the Congress get together allowed the members of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) to hitch the yatra which is able to cowl the three western UP districts Ghaziabad, Baghpat and Shamli, that are thought-about to be BKU strongholds.
BKU nationwide spokesman Rakesh Singh Tikait, nevertheless, dominated out his participation saying that he represents a non-political organisation and no BKU member until the extent of a district chief would be part of the Congress Yatra whereas passing by UP.
Tikait accepted that he was receiving invitations from Congress management to hitch the Yatra however dominated out his participation saying that originally, it was essential to know Congress’s coverage for farmers. “We will meet Congress leaders to know their policies for farmers in Haryana on January 9,” mentioned Tikait.
Tikait claimed that BKU was spearheading a motion towards authorities insurance policies for farmers in numerous states and Congress too was ruling some states like Chhattisgarh, the place the farmers’ motion towards the Baghel authorities was happening.
However, he added that any farmer, who had the BKU membership and needed to hitch the Yatra, was free to take action.
