Imphal: The Congress on Friday mentioned that the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will likely be flagged off from a personal floor in Manipur’s Thoubal district on January 14, as a substitute of state capital Imphal.
Congress’s Manipur president Keisham Meghachandra mentioned that permission was sought to start the yatra from the Hapta Kangjeibung floor in Imphal however the state authorities gave the go-ahead with sure circumstances, forcing to vary the venue on the final second.
“We had proposed to the state government on January 2 that Hapta Kangjeibung public ground in Imphal be allowed for flagging off the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. We had also announced that the Yatra will start from Imphal, and culminate in Mumbai,” he mentioned.
“We met Chief Minister N Biren Singh in this regard on January 10 but were told that the permission will not be given. Later that night, an order was issued which gave permission for Hapta Kangjeibung ground but with a limited number of participants,” he added.
Meghachandra mentioned {that a} staff of the state Congress once more met Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi within the presence of DGP Rajiv Singh, and the deputy commissioner (DC) and SP of Imphal East.
“We were told that not more than 1,000 people will be allowed at the venue. As the permission was not given, we were in an alarming situation. Late on Thursday night, Thoubal DC gave permission for flagging off the Yatra from a private land in Khongjom area of the district,” he mentioned.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will flag off the Yatra from there, he mentioned.
After starting in Manipur on January 14, the Yatra will culminate in Mumbai on March 20. It’s scheduled to cowl 6,713 km in 67 days whereas passing by way of 110 districts in 15 states.
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