Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the RSS and the BJP of spreading hatred, triggering violence, and attacking constitutional institutions as his Bharat Jodo Yatra crossed through Himachal Pradesh, a state which was not on the original route of the march.
Addressing a gathering at Manser village in Kangra, where the yatra entered the state in the morning, Gandhi said he was 바카라not allowed바카라 to raise issues of public interest like demonetisation, 바카라faulty implementation바카라 of the GST, 바카라anti-farm laws바카라 and the Agniveer military recruitment scheme in Parliament.
So he took the road to draw attention to them, he said as he began the 18-km Himachal stretch of the Kanyakumari-to-Kashmir yatra, which he said was to unite people against communal and divisive forces.
He also addressed a rally in the evening, just before exiting the state and re-entering Punjab. Altogether, the yatra covered 25 km during the day.
바카라The two important issues of unemployment and inflation are brushed aside by the BJP and we could not raise the issues through the judiciary and the media, as they are under pressure from the BJP," Gandhi claimed.
바카라Himachal Pradesh was not in the itinerary but we changed the route of the yatra to cover the state,바카라 he said. He regretted that only a single day was set aside for the state, but reminded that the march is set to end in Kashmir on January 30 -- Mahatma Gandhi바카라s death anniversary.
The hill state recently voted the Congress to power, breaking the party's long streak of losses in assembly elections across the country.
As the yatra entered Himachal Pradesh, Gandhi was welcomed by the state바카라s new chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri and other ministers, state party president Pratibha Singh and enthusiastic party workers.
Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring handed over the Tricolour to Sukhu and Pratibha Singh.
Tight security arrangements were in place but Gandhi interacted with people on the route.
Congress flags and posters with his picture were on display and people climbed onto rooftops for a glimpse of the leader.
Gandhi claimed that the BJP government바카라s policies were aimed at benefiting 바카라three or four multi-millionaires바카라, and the welfare of farmers, the youth and workers was not on its agenda.
He said the people of Himachal Pradesh are like the mountains 바카라 they have strength and humility. 바카라It is easy to walk on the roads in Himachal as there is peace and people meet with love and respect.바카라
The Congress leader offered prayers at the Shiva temple in Kathgarh, a small village located near the confluence of Beas and Chaunch Khad on the Himachal-Punjab border.
In a statement, state BJP chief Suresh Kashyap ridiculed the Congress, claiming that since Independence the party has only tried to break India and its record is of "Bharat Todo".
Sukhu attributed the Congress victory in the state elections to the party바카라s policies and 바카라the triumph of truth바카라.
Pratibha Singh said the Congress has already started fulfilling its poll promises and the process of implementing the Old Pension Scheme has begun.
The march, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, has passed through Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana.