Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' Kicks Off in Murshidabad Despite Permission Hassles

Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the "Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra" led by Rahul Gandhi started on Friday in Nabagram, West Bengal's Murshidabad. The district government had requested that the tour be postponed due to the class 10 state board test.

The Yatra began at roughly 10.30 am from Nabagram and was slated to restart at 8 am from Gokarna in Murshidabad.

The MP for Baharampur, Chowdhury, said that permission to conduct the Yatra in the nearby Birbhum district—through which it is expected to transit on its way into Pakur, Jharkhand—was denied.

He claimed that while the West Bengal Secondary Education Board's class 10 examinations are being conducted all across the state, the district of Murshidabad was not given permission to host a roadshow.

"I do not understand what is the problem if we peacefully conduct our Yatra after the examinees enter the centres," Chowdhury said to reporters.

Gandhi set off on the Yatra in a red SUV from Nabagram, in the same area, and there weren't many other cars there.

The MP from Baharampur said that the Yatra would not use loudspeakers.

He assured the examinees that they would not be inconvenienced, saying, "We have requested the administration to allow Rahul Gandhi's vehicle and a few cars accompanying his vehicle."

According to Chowdhury, the Congress would not fight the government.

"We only want to see off Rahul Gandhi from West Bengal peacefully," he said.