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NATION DECEMBER 30, 2022 | The Indian Eye 10

Congress sees a conspiracy

behind Covid ‘advice’ as Bharat

Jodo Yatra gathers steam

Ashok Gehlot says the government has sent a letter about Covid protocol because the BJP has
been “alarmed” at the popularity of the foot march in Rajasthan

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Nuh/Jaipur/New Delhi

ongress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra
led by Rahul Gandhi resumed
Cfrom Malab Village in Nuh’s
Haryana on Thursday. People in large
numbers were seen joining the march
holding banners and party flags. The
ongoing foot march of the grand old
party entered the state of Haryana
on Wednesday. On Wednesday, while
addressing a gathering here, Rahul
Gandhi took a swipe at the ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and oth-
er parties and said that the leaders of
these parties do not listen to the public.
“Nowadays, there is a gap be-
tween the leaders of BJP, Samajwadi
Party, and the public. Leaders think
there is no need to listen to the public
and give speeches for hours. We have
tried to change this in this journey,”
Gandhi earlier said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday the Congress foot
march observed its last day in the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi greets during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Ghasera village, in Nuh on Thursday (ANI)
Congress-ruled state of Rajasthan. It
is the only Congress-ruled state where disturb it,” he further said. masks-sanitizer should be implement- is a far too serious issue to play party
the yatra covered around 500 km over Gehlot further accused that the ed. Only vaccinated people should politics on.
17 days before entering Haryana. step of writing the letter was not in participate.” In a statement, Congress general
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Chief the interest of the public but “politi- Mandaviya has also requested to secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “The
Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednes- cally motivated”. “PM Modi did ral- postpone the foot march if the follow- Union Health Minister writes to Ra-
day claimed that the letter written to lies in Tripura two days ago where ing protocol is impossible. hul Gandhi on the basis of a letter
him and Congress MP Rahul Gand- no COVID protocols were followed. Also, Congress leader Pawan sent to him by a BJP MP from Rajas-
hi by Mansukh Mandaviya regarding During the second wave of COVID Bansal on Wednesday took a dig at than who alleges that the Bharat Jodo
following the COVID protocol during also, PM had mass rallies in West Union Health Minister Mansukh Yatra has not been following COVID
the Bharat Jodo Yatra is because the Bengal. If the Union Health Minis- Mandaviya and said that maybe protocols. This MP’s letter was sent
BJP has been “alarmed” at the pop- ter’s objective is not political and his the BJP is nervous and that is why following the enormous success of the
ularity of the foot march in the state. concern is justified, then he should a letter was written by Mandaviya Bharat Jodo Yatra in his state.”
“The BJP and the Modi govern- have written the first letter to the to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and He further pointed out that
ment are so alarmed by the huge turn- Prime Minister,” Gehlot said. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Ge- masks are no longer compulsory any-
out in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ra- Gehlot’s comment came after hlot asking to follow the COVID-19 where and there has been no advisory
jasthan that they are writing letters to Mandaviya wrote a letter to Congress guidelines strictly during the party’s from the Centre to states. “Parlia-
Rahul Gandhi to follow the Covid-19 MP Rahul Gandhi and Gehlot asking Bharat Jodo Yatra. ment is meeting normally. Masks are
protocol in Rajasthan,” Gehlot said to follow the COVID-19 guidelines Slamming the Central govern- no longer compulsory anywhere in-
while talking to the reporters. The strictly during the party’s Bharat Jodo ment for deliberately targeting the cluding on flights. BJP has taken out
Chief Minister said that the move Yatra. Bharat Jodo Yatra over COVID-19 yatras in Rajasthan and Karnataka.
by the health minister clearly shows The health minister wrote, “Fol- concerns, the Congress on Wednes- There has been no advisory from the
that BJP’s aim is to disturb the Yatra. low the COVID guidelines strict- day pointed out that BJP has taken Centre to states of late except the one
“Upset with the rising public support ly during Bharat Jodo Yatra which out marches in Rajasthan and Karna- issued yesterday on genome sequenc-
for Bharat Jodo Yatra, BJP’s aim is to is going on in Rajasthan. Use of taka while asserting that public health ing,” said Ramesh.

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