Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to resume tomorrow even as Bengal Police denies permission
Congress Nyay Yatra permission for a public meeting scheduled to be held in Siliguri, reports Hindustan Times. The development comes amid reports of rift between Bengal's ruling party and INDIA bloc ally Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and the Grand Old Party. According to a senior official of Congress, uncertainty also looms over Gandhi’s programme at Falakata in Alipurduar on Sunday.
“Two examinations, including a police recruitment test, are scheduled on January 28. Permission to play loudspeakers can’t be given. These exams were scheduled long back," C Sudhakar, the police chief of Siliguri, told Hindustan Times. The Nyay Yatra commenced on January 14 from Manipur and traversed into the Cooch behar district of West Bengal from Assam on Thursday morning.
After holding a roadshow in Coochbehar on January 25, Gandhi departed for New Delhi as the Yatra underwent a two-day recess. "Rahul Gandhi Ji will arrive at Bagdogra airport at 11:30 am. Subsequently, he will proceed to Jalpaiguri, where the Yatra will recommence.
This time, the Yatra will proceed both by bus and on foot, with a night stopover planned near Siliguri on Sunday night," Suvankar Sarkar, a state Congress leader told PTI. On January 29, the Yatra is slated to head towards Islampur in Uttar Dinajpur district before transitioning into Bihar in the afternoon, Sarkar added. The Nyay Yatra is programmed to re-enter West Bengal on January 31 via Malda, traversing through Murshidabad, both renowned Congress bastions, before exiting the state on February 1.
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