Riding a vivid crimson open-air jeep on the 38th day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his entourage reached Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow on Tuesday. It was the yatra’s fifth day in the state.

Hundreds of individuals gathered alongside the roads to catch a glimpse of the Congress MP. The yatra that began from Manipur’s Thoubal on January 14 will conclude in Mumbai on March 20, masking over 6,700 kilometres and traversing by 110 districts. Prior to addressing a rally at Lucknow’s Ghanta Ghar, the outdated metropolis space of the state capital, Rahul’s cavalcade stopped at a number of factors the place folks greeted him in massive numbers.

“Nafrat ke bazar mein mohabbat ki dukaan kholne nikle hain,” stated the Congress chief, reiterating the intention behind the yatra whereas addressing the gathering at Lucknow’s Ghanta Ghar space late on Tuesday night.

Rahul stated he was overwhelmed by the love and assist the folks of Lucknow showered on him. “India is the country of love and peace. Last year we covered around 4,000 km from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to unite the country and to spread communal harmony. Though our yatra was much appreciated, some people pointed out that I should also visit UP, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, and other states that I missed. So we embarked upon another yatra – Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra – covering Manipur to Maharashtra,” the Congress chief stated.

While recounting his experiences from the primary yatra, the Congress MP stated he requested many “the reason behind the hatred being spread in the country”. “The answer was one–in this country people from the downtrodden groups can’t get justice, it is only meant for the higher class. The biggest injustice is financial injustice, which is being done to eradicate small traders,” he stated.

The Congress chief pointed to incidents of examination query paper leak in UP, which he stated had been spoiling the way forward for many youths from the deprived sections of society. He additionally highlighted the issue of unemployment, which he stated is a serious subject in the state, and in addition criticised the brand new Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces.

Rahul Gandhi stated that if his occasion involves energy after the soon-to-be-held Lok Sabha elections, it could swiftly perform the caste census, which is the one method to discover out the social standing of individuals belonging to the backward sections.

“It’s been six years since we last got paid. Rahul Gandhi ji is our only hope and it is the sole reason why we all are here to extend our support to him,” stated Pankaj Mishra, a madarsa instructor, who had come from UP’s Shravasti district to satisfy Rahul Gandhi at KKC, a spot the place his yatra halted for some time after getting into Lucknow. It paused once more at Telibagh Crossing when a teenager requested the Congress chief for a selfie.

On Monday, the Congress chief reached Amethi along with his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the place he addressed a rally and took potshots on the BJP authorities on a number of burning points, together with caste discrimination, unemployment, and so forth.

Rahul Gandhi, who obtained a heat response from Congress cadres and the frequent folks at a number of locations in Amethi, additionally reiterated the guarantees of assured MSP for farmers and caste census.

Amethi was a Congress stronghold in Uttar Pradesh till Rahul Gandhi misplaced the Lok Sabha seat to BJP chief and union minister Smriti Irani by a margin of round 55,000 votes in the 2019 elections.