Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra Commences Its 19-Day Long Kerala Leg

After entering Kerala from Parassala, Gandhi is scheduled to travel 450 km to Nilambur in Malappuram over 19 days.

Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra commenced its 19-day long Kerala leg on Sunday morning from Parassala area of the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram.

Rahul Gandhi started the yatra after being formally welcomed by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president and MP K Sudhakaran, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state assembly V D Satheesan, and AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar and other senior Congress leaders.

The other senior party leaders who welcomed the former party chief included Congress MPs K C Venugopal and Shashi Tharoor as well as former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and ex-LoP Ramesh Chennithala.

A huge crowd of supporters and onlookers gathered to welcome the Gandhi scion.

"Gain freedom through education,
gain strength through organization,
gain prosperity through industry."

Today, as we enter the beautiful state of Kerala, on the auspicious occasion of Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti, his words inspire every step we take on the #BharatJodoYatra🇮🇳

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 10, 2022

Today we begin the 4th day of the #BharatJodoYatra from Parassala Junction near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

As was only to be expected the turnout of the crowds is huge so early on a Sunday morning! pic.twitter.com/9zYWu9HsWG

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 11, 2022

Welcomed the Bharat Padayatris who are accompanying ⁦@RahulGandhi⁩ throughout the #BharatJodoYatra. In these pix are @profcong’s AvaniBansal, two women marchers from Madhya Pradesh, Chandy Oommen & ⁦@kanhaiyakumar⁩, among the 100 who will walk the whole way. #Respect pic.twitter.com/roRaj1Vn7k

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 10, 2022

After entering Kerala from Parassala close to the Tamil Nadu border, Gandhi is scheduled to travel 450 km to Nilambur in Malappuram over a 19-day period.

Our Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala. The diversify of India is so apparent. Yesterday we entered Malayalam speaking Kerala from Tamil speaking Tamil Nadu. From “Vannakam” to “Namaskaram”.#BharatJodoYatra#TodoNahinJodo
⁦@INCIndia⁩
⁦@Jairam_Ramesh⁩
⁦@RahulGandhi⁩ pic.twitter.com/Q3DngJMQFH

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) September 10, 2022

Here is the schedule for the Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Thiruvananthapuram on 11 September.

The yatra will enter Kollam district on September 14.

It will reach Alappuzha on September 17 and pass through Ernakulam district on September 21 and 22 and reach Thrissur on September 23.

The Congress yatra will pass through Palakkad on September 26 and 27 and enter Malappuram on September 28.

In this new Congress initiative, around 230 people, including 119 Bharat Yatris, will walk 3,570 km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The yatra will cover 12 states and two Union territories over a period of 150 days. There will be mega rallies in 22 major cities.

The yatra will pass through Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Nilambur, Mysuru, Bellary, Raichur, Vikarabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Indore, Kota, Dausa, Alwar, Bulandshahr, Delhi, Ambala, Pathankot, Jammu, and end in Srinagar.