Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Highlights: 'Assam CM remote-controlled by PM, Shah,’ says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for creating obstructions in the party’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and said that the BJP is doing it “out of fear” adding that the Congress would not be cowed by these measures. Read on.

A day after he was booked by the Assam Police for allegedly provoking the crowd during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dared the Himanta Biswa Sarma government to file “as many cases as it can”. Read on.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claims that Rahul Gandhi has “fled” Guwahati after instigating Congress workers.

"Interesting. After instigating Congress workers to orchestrate violence , Rahul Gandhi (who is on a Bus Yatra) quietly came out of his fancy bus and fled the city in a small car to Hajo, his next destination. Rahul has set a new standard for being a Darpok. Ha ha,” Sarma wrote on X.

The Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Wednesday accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of creating obstacles in the Congress's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi in his state. "By creating obstacles on every step of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is showing the world just how Brave Rahul Gandhi is and how he is fighting for the betterment of the people of India," Clyde Crasto, spokesperson of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) said on X.

The Trinamool Congress is unlikely to join the Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' when it enters West Bengal on January 25, a senior party leader said on Wednesday.

The Yatra, currently in Assam, is scheduled to enter West Bengal through Bakshirhat in Cooch Behar district on January 25. After a recess of two days –January 26-27, it will be traversing Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Uttar Dinajpur and Darjeeling before reaching Bihar on January 29.

It will re-enter West Bengal on January 31 through Malda and travel via Murshidabad, both strongholds of the Congress, before leaving the state on February 1.

"I would also like to thank the Chief Minister of Assam that he gave full publicity to Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra without asking us - in Assam and across the country. His statements, tweets and threats have furthered the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. We are not scared, we won't be scared. We won't step back. But I would like to thank him that he made a lot of effort to make our Yatra a success..." said Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

"I pay respectful tribute to Jannayak Karpoori Thakur ji, an incomparable warrior of social justice, on his birth centenary. He is certainly a precious gem of India and the decision to award him Bharat Ratna posthumously is welcome," Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X.

A day after Guwahati Police filed a case against him and other Congress leaders for allegedly provoking crowd, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dared the BJP-ruled state to file "as many cases as they can" but still he will not be intimidated.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday over the alleged security lapses during party leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam. Expressing his deep concerns, Kharge highlighted a series of incidents to assert that the Assam Police has been found “wanting in providing adequate security” to the Yatra participants, including Gandhi, who is entitled to a Z+ security. Read More

"Even if you have paan (betel leaves), the supari business lies with him...In the evening when you have paan, you will know that it belongs to the Chief Minister," Rahul Gandhi said while addressing people as his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered its 11th day. are elsewhere he picks your pocket. This is his work. He is the most corrupt Chief Minister in the country," Rahul Gandhi said.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the security issues faced by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Assam.
Kharge, in his letter to Amit Shah, said that on Day 1 of the Yatra's entry in Assam on January 18, 2024, the Assam Police was found protecting the posters of the BJP in Sibsagar district's Amguri instead of ensuring safe passage for the Yatra, while on Day 2, the miscreants associated with the BJP were caught defacing and taking down posters and hoardings of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY) in Lakhimpur District.

"Rahul Gandhi has lost his calm because of the popularity of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...He'll (Rahul Gandhi) end up apologising in the courts," said union minister Giriraj Singh said on Wednesday.

“BJP-RSS want to erase your culture, language and history… The wants to destroy the education given by your ancestors. People of BJP-RSS want to run Assam from Nagpur, which we will never allow to happen,” Rahul Gandhi says.

Launching an attack on Assam CM Himanta Sarma Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that he's the most corrupt CM. Rahul Gandhi said, "Whatever is told to you by the media is exactly what Assam CM has conveyed to them...The control of Assam's Chief Minister is in the hands of Amit Shah...If he (Himanta Biswa Sarma) dares to say anything against Amit Shah, he will be thrown out of the party."

Speaking on the sidelines of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. He said, “I don't know how he (Himanta Sarma) thought that he can scare Rahul Gandhi. No matter how many cases he puts in filing, I am not afraid...25 cases have been filed, file 25 more…”

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday resumed his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra further into Assam from Barpeta, a day after facing a roadblock in an attempt to enter Guwahati city. Several Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal, were booked by the Assam Police under charges of violence, provocation, damage to public property and assault on police personnel. Read More