Day 7 of Yatra kicked off in Barpeta
After a night in Bishnupur, Rahul Gandhi kicked off the day 7 of his Yatra in Assam with a controversial trek, conducting a roadshow from Barpeta town to New Bus stand. (Photo credit: YouTube)
The Yatra goes on
From the Barpeta New Bus Stand, the Yatra continued with the Congress MP moving in his specially decorated bus. A huge number of people lined up on both sides of the road and greeted Gandhi, who was seen waving his hands from inside the bus with senior party leaders on board. (Photo credit: ANI)
'Most corrupt CM in India'
Rahul Gandhi slammed Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a public address. The congress leader claimed that the Assam CM is the "most corrupt CM in the country." (Photo credit: Agencies)
Kharge pens a letter to Shah
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah requesting his "intervention" stating that, "Despite all of the instances listed above, and the presence of ample evidence available in the public domain, none of the miscreants have been arrested and in many instances investigation has not been initiated." (Photo credit: Agencies)
'BJP-RSS make one religion fight with another religion'
"Fear hides behind hatred. These people spread hatred and fear, and we spread love. BJP-RSS make one religion fight with another religion, one language with another language," said the Congress MP. (Photo credit: BCCL)
Assam leg to continue till January 25
The Yatra, led by the Congress MP, commenced from Manipur on January 14 and will culminate on March 20 in Mumbai. The Assam leg of the march, which started on January 18, will continue till January 25. It will travel 833 km in 17 districts. The Yatra plans to cover 6,713 km in 67 days while passing through 110 districts in 15 states. (Photo credit: PTI)
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