The Second phase of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Jharkhand scheduled to start on Wednesday, has been cancelled. Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi is going to take part in farmer’s agitation in Delhi.
Nyay Yatra Cancelled in Jharkhand
Rahul Gandhi had scheduled interaction with MGNREGA workers in Ranka in Garhwa district as part of Nyay Yatra.
Now, the yatra will be conducted by Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and other party leaders, including Jharkhand Congress President Rajesh Thakur, Jharkhand in charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir, and NSUI in charge Kanhiya Kumar.
“As per the decision taken on Tuesday night, all programmes under Nyay Yatra have been canceled in Jharkhand,” Congress spokesperson Sonal Shanti said.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
The Nyay Yatra started in Manipur on Jan 14th and is to cover 6,713 km in 67 days passing through 110 districts in 15 states lastly it will enter Mumbai on March 20th.
The first phase of Gandhi’s Nyay Yatra started in the first week of February. It had entered Jharkhand from West Bengal on February 2nd and Odisha on February 6th. For the second phase of the Yatra, Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to stay in Jharkhand for two days, before entering Bihar on February 15th.
Rajesh Thakur said that Rahul Gandhi will first go to Rajasthan to file Sonia Gandhi’s nomination and then head to farmer’s protest in the Capital. He added that in the first phase of the yatra Rahul Gandhi had promised justice for farmers.
“The central government is trying its best to crush the farmers, the backbone of the country, but the Congress had stood with the farmers in every struggle earlier and is standing with them even today,” Thakur said.
Farmer’s Demand 
On Wednesday, a significant number of farmers from various farmer unions started marching toward the Capital, demanding a law guaranteeing Maximum Support Price (MSP) for their crop, compensation for their land, and pension for farmers and farm labors.
Farmer’s Protest Update
Section 144 imposed at the Delhi-UP border, multi-layered security barricades, nails, concrete blocks, and barbed wires have been installed on the borders to stop farmers from entering the national Capital.
Delhi Police and Paramilitary personnel deployed at the borders of Singhu, Tikri, and Gharipur.
Delhi Metro also regulated passengers’ entry and exit at nine stations by closing some gates for several hours.
Police deployed tear gas using drones from the air at the Shambhu border near Ambala to scatter farmers. A state of high alert has been declared in Punjab and approximately 70 percent of the entire state police force are instructed to remain on duty in the field.
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