Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday resumed the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ by planting a sapling brought from Lakshadweep at the premises of the Union Christian College Aluva here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also paid floral tribute to a mango tree planted by Mahatma Gandhi at the college on March 18, 1925.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Day 15 began at 6:20 am from UC College, Aluva with @RahulGandhi paying floral tribute at a mango tree planted by the Mahatma there on 18.03.1925. @RahulGandhi planted a sapling brought from Lakshadweep by a delegation of Athithi Yatris. This is the spirit of #BharatJodoYatra,” senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands joined Gandhi on the 15th day of the Bharat jodo Yatra, with one side of the national highway completely filled with Congress workers waving the party flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The morning session of the Yatra will cover a distance of around 11 kms and will conclude at Karukutty Kappela Junction at Angamaly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gandhi will be addressing the press at a convention centre here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The evening leg of the Yatra will resume at 5 pm from Chirangara bus stop and conclude at Chalakudy Municipal town hall, 8.1 kms away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra is set to cover a distance of 3,570 km in 150 days. It started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will conclude in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Yatra, which entered Kerala on the evening of September 10, will go through the state covering a distance of 450 km, touching seven districts over a period of 19 days before entering Karnataka on October 1.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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