Bharat jodo yatra

WATCH: Bharat Jodo Yatra video displayed at Times Square billboard ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Javits Center event in New York WATCH: Bharat Jodo Yatra video displayed at Times Square billboard ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Javits Center event in New York Gandhi, during his visit, raised concerns about the state of press freedom, the struggling Indian economy, soaring unemployment rates at a 40-year high, prevailing discrimination, and even the recent inauguration of the new Parliament building. Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's highly anticipated interaction with the Indian diaspora at the Javits Center in New York, his visuals from the Bharat Jodo Yatra were prominently displayed on a Times Square billboard on Saturday. This event marks the continuation of his six-day visit to the United States, which commenced in San Francisco and included various engagements in Washington D.C. New York is all set to welcome Times Square display of Bharat Jodo Yatra While the anticipation for Rahul Gandhi's interaction builds, a video montage showcasing moments from the Bharat Jodo Yatra was projected on a Times Square billboard. This initiative seeks to energise and mobilise the Congress party's supporters, and it serves as a visual reminder of Gandhi's commitment to uniting the nation. Confronting the Modi-led government During his visit, Rahul Gandhi vehemently criticised the Modi-led government on multiple fronts. He raised concerns about the state of press freedom, the struggling Indian economy, soari...

During the early hours of Dec. 24, a crowd huddled together on the gravel highway by a metro station on the border of New Delhi and the satellite city of Faridabad, India. The harsh, unforgiving winter was living up to its ill reputation, and a thick layer of smog hung over the city. But anticipation and excitement abounded even in the darkness. It was the 108th day of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, a long, ambitious march across India whose title translates to “Unite India March.” I watched the yatris, or marchers, from the sidelines under tricolor campaign posters hanging from electric poles. It wasn’t even 7 a.m. yet and the sun was still sleeping, but I’d already been warned to stay out of the way: “Don’t try to keep up with the marchers, they’re giddy with energy,” an organizer told me beforehand. While some geared up for Gandhi’s arrival to kick off the day’s events, others got their phones out, ready to record the frenzy. Then there were those visibly stirred by what it all represented: “I have seen Supporters of Indian National Congress gather to see Rahul Gandhi and his companions during the Unite India March on Oct. 11, 2022 near Sanikere Village in Karnataka, India. This is the first time the march has entered a BJP-ruled state, Karnataka. Congress is hopeful of snatching away the state government from the ruling BJP in state elections in May. Ronny Sen for TIME Gandhi bears no relation to the Indian freedom fighter Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi, but he was nevertheless bor...

“Will you also walk across America, even though we may not quite have a Stalin-Gandhi pact here?” asked a famous Hollywood comedian to Rahul Gandhi in a private meeting in New York with nearly 50 successful Indian-Americans from the performing arts, movies, music and culture sectors. The room erupted in laughter. The question was in reference to Gandhi’s now iconic 4,000-km walk, the Bharat Jodo Yatra, that commenced in Kanyakumari with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin handing over the national flag to Rahul Gandhi. The comedian hinted that America, too, sorely needs such an impactful form of political action in spreading the message of love and harmony and healing its divisions, but that there was no American political leader with both the physical and mental strength to undertake such a ‘long march’. This light-hearted banter encapsulates the extraordinary reception that Rahul Gandhi received on his six-day tour of America last week. I had the fortune of traveling and attending every event with Gandhi on this historic US tour. Also Read | In six days, 17 events and meetings across three cities from the west coast to the east coast of America, Rahul Gandhi was inundated with questions about the politics of hate versus the politics of love, which was the essence of his yatra. The idea of the yatra and its central message of harmony seems to have captured the imagination of most of the politically aware Indian-Americans. When Rahul Gandhi narrated incidents from the yat...

• • • • Bharat Jodo Yatra Video Shown At Times Square Billboard Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi’s Javits Center Event Bharat Jodo Yatra Video Shown At Times Square Billboard Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi’s Javits Center Event The video at one of the Times Square billboards showed a montage from the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Congress leader will also attend a dinner hosted by top business leaders, Senators, and Congressmen. New York: Ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with the Indian diaspora at Javits Center in New York on Sunday, a Times Square billboard displayed the Congress leader’s visuals from Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Congress leader during his US visit has attacked the Modi-led government over the issues of freedom of the press, the state of the Indian economy, unemployment at a 40-year high, discrimination, and even the new Parliament building inauguration during his interactions at San Francisco and Washington D.C. Meanwhile, the video at one of the Times Square billboards showed a montage from the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi. Several Congress leaders, including Telangana Congress chief A, Revanth Reddy, Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda, party spokesperson Alka Lamba and several others have also reached US’s New York to make Rahul Gandhi’s programme at Javits Center a hit. Ahead of his visit to New York, the Congress leader will also attend a dinner hosted by Indian-American entrepreneur Frank Islam and top business leaders, Senators and Congressmen. During his two-day visit ...