The ongoing Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra that is currently passing through Rajasthan was joined on Wednesday morning by none other than Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan. In a video shared, the former RBI governor can be seen walking alongside senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot during the party’s outreach programme.
The former RBI head, a vocal critic of demonetisation, had in the past expressed concerns over India’s economic growth and fiscal deficit. Rajan revealed in his book – I do what I do – that he did not favour demonetisation as he felt the short term economic costs associated with such a disruptive decision would outweigh any long term benefits from it.
The foot march resumed this morning from Bhadoti of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. The yatra started from Kanyakumari on September 7 and has so far covered Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, before concluding in Jammu and Kashmir in early February 2023.
Several politicians, film celebrities, activists and former bureaucrats have participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra so far.
AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday that to mark 100 days of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress will organise a concert in Jaipur on Friday with a live performance from singer Sunidhi Chauhan.
The ‘Bharat Jodo Concert’ will be attended by Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, who will also address a press conference in Dausa on the day.
“The (Bharat Jodo) Yatra will complete 100 days on December 16 and it will be a milestone,” Ramesh said at a press conference here.
