{"id":8948,"date":"2024-01-14T07:11:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T07:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=8948"},"modified":"2024-01-14T07:11:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T07:11:42","slug":"tiger-zinda-hai-jairam-ramesh-rejects-bjps-claims-of-2024-being-done-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/tiger-zinda-hai-jairam-ramesh-rejects-bjps-claims-of-2024-being-done-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tiger Zinda Hai\u2019: Jairam Ramesh Rejects BJP\u2019s Claims Of 2024 Being Done Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

IMPHAL, Jan 14: With\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>words\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Tiger\u00a0<\/span><\/span>zinda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hai,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>senior\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span>leader\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jairam\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Ramesh<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>refuted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>BJP’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assertions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>outcomes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0<\/span><\/span>election<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>certain.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>believes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>opposition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>alliance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>repeat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>events\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2004,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>saffron\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>overthrown\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>power\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“shining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>campaign.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>interview,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ramesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Bharat\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span>Jodo\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Nyay\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Yatra<\/a>”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>attempt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>fortify\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>venerable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>only\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>powerful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>guarantee\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>powerful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opposition.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Regarding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>way\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>manage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>election\u00a0<\/span>campaign\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>east-to-west\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ramesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>structure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rahul\u00a0<\/span>Gandhi\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>will\u00a0<\/span>participate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>campaign\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>focused\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“By\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>voting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>open,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anticipate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>begin\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some\u00a0<\/span>point,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>perhaps\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>week\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>April,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>point\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>concluded.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Zoom\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>great\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>hold\u00a0<\/span><\/span>meetings.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>don’t\u00a0<\/span>see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>problem,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>brushing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>worries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gandhi’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>arduous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>6,700-kilometer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Manipur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mumbai<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>may\u00a0<\/span>interfere\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>election\u00a0<\/span><\/span>preparations.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Using\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>line\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>well-known\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>movie,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ramesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joked,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Tiger\u00a0<\/span><\/span>zinda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hai,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>constant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>refrain,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>response\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>questions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>concerning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>BJP’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claim\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>outcomes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>2024\u00a0<\/span>election\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inevitable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>what\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>tell\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>leaders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Bharatiya\u00a0<\/span>Janata\u00a0<\/span>Party\u00a0<\/span>(BJP)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>declared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Modi<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>serve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>third\u00a0<\/span>term\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wants\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>win\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span>400\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seats.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“All\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>say\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2003,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chhattisgarh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajasthan,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Madhya\u00a0<\/span>Pradesh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wrote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ramesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>responded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span>asked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>thought\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>National\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Developmental\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Inclusive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Alliance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(INDIA)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>could\u00a0<\/span>pull\u00a0<\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>surprise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>general\u00a0<\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>At\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>time,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>thriving.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ramesh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“anyay\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kaal”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injustice)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>previous\u00a0<\/span>ten\u00a0<\/span>years\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>greater\u00a0<\/span>impact\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>than\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“amrit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kaal”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dream.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cAmrit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kaal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>dream,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anyay\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kaal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nightmare,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Despite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>loud\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aggressive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“shining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India”\u00a0<\/span>campaign,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Atal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bihari\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vajpayee-led\u00a0<\/span><\/span>National\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Democratic\u00a0<\/span>Alliance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(NDA)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>administration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>defeated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>2004\u00a0<\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>went\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>form\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>United\u00a0<\/span>Progressive\u00a0<\/span>Alliance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(UPA).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ramesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commented,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“A\u00a0<\/span><\/span>weak\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot\u00a0<\/span>ensure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>strong\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opposition,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>response\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>question\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whether\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>strengthen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opposition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>given\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>invited\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>leaders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>INDIA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bloc\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>participate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>along\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>journey.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span><\/span>robust\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opposition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>only\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guaranteed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>powerful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>purpose\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Bharat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jodo\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Nyay\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Yatra”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fortify\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Speaking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>necessity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>followed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gandhi-led\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat\u00a0<\/span>Jodo\u00a0<\/span>Yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kanyakumari\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ramesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Manipur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continuation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>based\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>line\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Constitution,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guarantees\u00a0<\/span><\/span>justice\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indians.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Preamble\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>based\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four\u00a0<\/span>pillars:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>equality,\u00a0<\/span>justice,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>liberty,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fraternity.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>national\u00a0<\/span><\/span>secretary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Now,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whereas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>liberty,\u00a0<\/span>equality,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>fraternity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>constituted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>large\u00a0<\/span>portion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Yatra,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>now\u00a0<\/span>concentrating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pillar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>listed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span>line\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Preamble:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>justice,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>economic,\u00a0<\/span>social,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>political.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Therefore,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>primary\u00a0<\/span>goal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>advance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Bharat\u00a0<\/span>Jodo\u00a0<\/span>Yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasising\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ten\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“amrit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kaal,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>rather\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“anyay\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kaal,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>outlining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>plan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>guarantee\u00a0<\/span><\/span>social,\u00a0<\/span>political,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>economic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>justice,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Moreover,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>serves\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>conduit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hierarchy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>internal\u00a0<\/span>structure.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>witnessed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Bharat\u00a0<\/span>Jodo\u00a0<\/span>Yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>results,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>am\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>evaluating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>based\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>what\u00a0<\/span><\/span>transpired\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Telangana\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Karnataka.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Rahul\u00a0<\/span>Gandhi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>able\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>connect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>easily\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>organisation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>whole\u00a0<\/span><\/span>became\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>cohesive,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>previously\u00a0<\/span><\/span>noted.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Accordingly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span><\/span>connectedness\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>collectivity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crucial\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>organisation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“Whether\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whether\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(yatra)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>affect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>main\u00a0<\/span>worry.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>political\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ideological\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>electoral\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ramesh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>won’t\u00a0<\/span>evaluate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>based\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>how\u00a0<\/span>many\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seats\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anticipates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>winning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>polls\u00a0<\/span><\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“In\u00a0<\/span>essence,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rahul\u00a0<\/span>Gandhi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>trying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>strengthen\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ideological\u00a0<\/span><\/span>message\u00a0<\/span><\/span>through\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drawing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attention\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>different\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injustices\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>experienced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>outlining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Congress’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>own\u00a0<\/span><\/span>specific\u00a0<\/span><\/span>agenda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>ensuring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>social,\u00a0<\/span>political,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>economic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>justice\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>course\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>next\u00a0<\/span><\/span>66\u00a0<\/span><\/span>days,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>speaker\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>yatra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>aims\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>uphold\u00a0<\/span><\/span>democratic\u00a0<\/span>institutions,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>end\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one-man\u00a0<\/span>rule\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expose\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injustices\u00a0<\/span><\/span>committed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>against\u00a0<\/span><\/span>young\u00a0<\/span>people,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>farmers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>women.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Yes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ideologically\u00a0<\/span><\/span>devoted,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>what\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gandhi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>attempts\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>communicate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>time\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reinforcement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>communication,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ramesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>important\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>establish\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>agenda\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>public\u00a0<\/span>discourse\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>national\u00a0<\/span>politics,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>just\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>polls\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“2024\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>undoubtedly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>halfway\u00a0<\/span>point\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cross.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>NGO,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>therefore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>end,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>battle\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>polls.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>clear\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>consider\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>benchmark\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>choosing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>what\u00a0<\/span>activities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>include\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>6,713\u00a0<\/span><\/span>kilometres\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>covered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yatra,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>primarily\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>buses.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>67\u00a0<\/span>days,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span><\/span>traverse\u00a0<\/span><\/span>110\u00a0<\/span><\/span>districts\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>100\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seats\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>end\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mumbai\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>March\u00a0<\/span>20\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>21.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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IMPHAL, Jan 14: With\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0“Tiger\u00a0zinda\u00a0hai,”\u00a0senior\u00a0Congress\u00a0leader\u00a0Jairam\u00a0Ramesh\u00a0has\u00a0refuted\u00a0the\u00a0BJP’s\u00a0assertions\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0outcomes\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a02024\u00a0election\u00a0are\u00a0certain.\u00a0He\u00a0believes\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0opposition\u00a0alliance\u00a0will\u00a0repeat\u00a0the\u00a0events\u00a0of\u00a02004,\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0saffron\u00a0party\u00a0was\u00a0overthrown\u00a0from\u00a0power\u00a0in\u00a0spite\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0“shining\u00a0India”\u00a0campaign. In\u00a0an\u00a0interview,\u00a0Ramesh\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0“Bharat\u00a0Jodo\u00a0Nyay\u00a0Yatra”\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0attempt\u00a0to\u00a0fortify\u00a0the\u00a0venerable\u00a0Congress\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0powerful\u00a0Congress\u00a0can\u00a0guarantee\u00a0a\u00a0powerful\u00a0opposition. Regarding\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0will\u00a0manage\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0election\u00a0campaign\u00a0and\u00a0its\u00a0east-to-west\u00a0yatra,\u00a0Ramesh\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0structure\u00a0in\u00a0place\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0Rahul\u00a0Gandhi\u00a0will\u00a0participate\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0campaign\u00a0even\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0is\u00a0focused\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0yatra.“By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0voting\u00a0open,\u00a0the\u00a0yatra\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0over. I\u00a0anticipate\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0elections\u00a0will\u00a0begin\u00a0at\u00a0some\u00a0point,\u00a0perhaps\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0week\u00a0of\u00a0April,\u00a0by\u00a0which\u00a0point\u00a0the\u00a0yatra\u00a0will\u00a0have\u00a0concluded. Zoom\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0great\u00a0place\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u00a0meetings. I\u00a0don’t\u00a0see\u00a0it\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0problem,”\u00a0he\u00a0declared,\u00a0brushing\u00a0off\u00a0worries\u00a0that\u00a0Gandhi’s\u00a0arduous\u00a06,700-kilometer\u00a0yatra\u00a0from\u00a0Manipur\u00a0to\u00a0Mumbai\u00a0may\u00a0interfere\u00a0with\u00a0election\u00a0preparations. Using\u00a0a\u00a0line\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0well-known\u00a0Hindi\u00a0movie,\u00a0Ramesh\u00a0joked,\u00a0“Tiger\u00a0zinda\u00a0hai,\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0my\u00a0constant\u00a0refrain,”\u00a0in\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0questions\u00a0concerning\u00a0the\u00a0BJP’s\u00a0claim\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0outcomes\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a02024\u00a0election\u00a0were\u00a0inevitable\u00a0and\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0tell\u00a0them. 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Ramesh\u00a0commented,\u00a0“A\u00a0weak\u00a0Congress\u00a0cannot\u00a0ensure\u00a0a\u00a0strong\u00a0opposition,”\u00a0in\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0question\u00a0about\u00a0whether\u00a0the\u00a0yatra\u00a0will\u00a0strengthen\u00a0opposition\u00a0unity\u00a0given\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Congress\u00a0party\u00a0has\u00a0invited\u00a0all\u00a0leaders\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0INDIA\u00a0bloc\u00a0to\u00a0participate\u00a0along\u00a0its\u00a0journey. A\u00a0robust\u00a0opposition\u00a0can\u00a0only\u00a0be\u00a0guaranteed\u00a0by\u00a0a\u00a0powerful\u00a0Congress. The\u00a0purpose\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0“Bharat\u00a0Jodo\u00a0Nyay\u00a0Yatra”\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0fortify\u00a0the\u00a0Congress. 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He\u00a0declared,\u00a0“It\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0ideological\u00a0yatra,\u00a0not\u00a0an\u00a0electoral\u00a0yatra.” According\u00a0to\u00a0Ramesh,\u00a0he\u00a0won’t\u00a0evaluate\u00a0the\u00a0yatra\u00a0based\u00a0on\u00a0how\u00a0many\u00a0seats\u00a0the\u00a0Congress\u00a0anticipates\u00a0winning\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0polls\u00a0taken\u00a0in\u00a02024. “In\u00a0essence,\u00a0Rahul\u00a0Gandhi\u00a0is\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0strengthen\u00a0the\u00a0Congress’s\u00a0ideological\u00a0message\u00a0through\u00a0this\u00a0yatra\u00a0by\u00a0drawing\u00a0attention\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0different\u00a0injustices\u00a0that\u00a0people\u00a0have\u00a0experienced\u00a0and\u00a0outlining\u00a0the\u00a0Congress’s\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0specific\u00a0agenda\u00a0for\u00a0ensuring\u00a0social,\u00a0political,\u00a0and\u00a0economic\u00a0justice\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0course\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a066\u00a0days,”\u00a0the\u00a0speaker\u00a0stated. 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According\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0important\u00a0to\u00a0establish\u00a0the\u00a0agenda\u00a0for\u00a0public\u00a0discourse\u00a0and\u00a0national\u00a0politics,\u00a0not\u00a0just\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0polls\u00a0in\u00a02024. “2024\u00a0is\u00a0undoubtedly\u00a0a\u00a0halfway\u00a0point\u00a0that\u00a0we\u00a0must\u00a0cross.We\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0an\u00a0NGO,\u00a0therefore\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0end,\u00a0we\u00a0must\u00a0battle\u00a0the\u00a0polls. However,\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0clear\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0not\u00a0consider\u00a0that\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0benchmark\u00a0for\u00a0choosing\u00a0what\u00a0activities\u00a0to\u00a0include\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0yatra. 6,713\u00a0kilometres\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0covered\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0yatra,\u00a0primarily\u00a0in\u00a0buses. 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