PM Modi's policies creating economic disparity, social hostility: Jairam Ramesh
Nazarpur, Dec 1: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies were creating economic disparity, social hostility and political dictatorship, which would break the country in future, and asserted that the sole purpose behind Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra was to ensure that it did not happen. Ramesh, who is Congress's general secretary in-charge of its communication, publicity and media department, was speaking to reporters at Nazarpur in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
"Because of Modi's policies of economic disparity, social hostility and political dictatorship, the country is going to break in future and the Bharat Jodo Yatra being taken out by Rahul Gandhi will ensure that it will not happen," he said. Answering a question about the reason behind Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia leaving the Congress in 2020, Ramesh said he quit the party just to become a central minister and to get back the 27, Safdarjung Road bungalow in the national capital.
"There
was
no
other
motive
behind
it,"
he
said
in
response
to
a
query.
Ramesh
said
the
yatra
will
reach
Delhi
on
December
24,
where
it
will
take
a
break
of
five
days.
The
break
is
essential
as
the
vehicles
and
containers
running
with
the
yatra
needed
to
be
serviced
for
the
onward
journey,
he
said.
After
entering
Rajasthan,
a
public
rally
will
be
held
in
Alwar
town,
he
said.
Speaking
on
the
occasion,
former
Madhya
Pradesh
finance
minister
Tarun
Bhanot
said
that
in
a
short
span
of
15
months
(till
March
2020),
the
government
led
by
his
party
in
the
state
tried
to
fulfil
various
promises,
including
providing
100
units
of
electricity
at
Rs
100.
The
Kamal
Nath-led
Congress
government
in
MP
collapsed
in
March
2020
after
22
MLAs
loyal
to
Scindia
quit
the
grand
old
party
along
with
him.
Bhanot
said
the
party's
manifesto
will
be
historic
in
2023,
when
the
state
will
witness
Assembly
polls.
After resuming yatra in the morning, Gandhi and his entourage took a halt in Nazarpur village. It will resume at 3.30 PM from Ghatiya bus stand and reach Ghosla Fata Rupakhedi Jod in Ujjain district. The yatra will stay overnight at Jhalara village in the district, party sources said. The foot march will cover a distance of 380 km in the politically crucial Malwa-Nimar region of western Madhya Pradesh within 12 days before entering Rajasthan on December 4, as per the itinerary announced by the party.
The
march
led
by
Gandhi
entered
Madhya
Pradesh
on
November
23
in
Burhanpur
district
from
neighbouring
Maharashtra.
It
has
completed
more
than
half
of
its
journey
so
far
in
Madhya
Pradesh.
The
march
led
by
Gandhi
passed
through
Burhanpur,
Khandwa,
Khargone
and
Indore
districts
so
far
and
is
currently
moving
through
Ujjain
district.
While
passing
through
Ujjain,
Gandhi
visited
the
famous
Lord
Mahakal
temple,
one
of
the
12
'jyotirling' sites
in
the
country.
Prior
to
that,
he
had
also
worshipped
at
Omkareshwar
temple,
another
'jyotirling'
site
in
Khandwa
district.