The foot march, from the Chief Minister’s residence towards the Vidhan Bhavan, was organised to protest the non-passage of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which sought to enable reservation for women based on delimitation.
Former minister and Congress MLA Jitu Patwari has confirmed Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state
State Congress Chief Kamal Nath said the party the yatra has been launched on the auspicious occasion with the aim to rid the people of the state of the 18-year-long misrule of the BJP.
The 17-day Yatra would cover all assembly constituencies of the state and would cross through various cities, towns and villages.
