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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will start Sunday from Manipur's Thoubal district. Speaking to reporters, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that Rahul Gandhi will come to Imphal at 11 a.m. and will first go to the Khongjom War Memorial. 

"Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is going to start tomorrow from Thoubal, Manipur. Tomorrow, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will come to Imphal at 11 am and will first go to the Khongjom War Memorial. The importance of this war memorial is not only for Manipur but for the entire country," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh told reporters, as quoted by news agency ANI.

The senior Congress leader, Ramesh, said that the yatra will take place largely by bus, and 60 to 70 people will participate in the yatra. He also added that the Yatra will be in the northeastern states for the next 11 days. Lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led centre, he said that it should speak of the "injustices" of the past 10 years instead of making promises about the future.

"These days the Prime Minister is showing the country the golden dreams of Amrit Kaal, whereas the injustice done in the last 10 years is not being discussed, and that is why the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is being started."

According to news agency ANI, he highlighted the broader purpose of the yatra, stating, "It is a yatra (Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra) by a political party... We take out yatra for political purposes, and our purpose is to protect the Constitution... It is an ideological yatra and not an electoral one."

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, after the key meeting of INDIA bloc today, invited all the leaders of the alliance to join Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'.

"Leaders of the INDIA Coordination Commitee today met online and had a fruitful discussion on the alliance. Everyone is happy that the seat-sharing talks are progressing positively. We also discussed about joint programs in the coming days by INDIA Parties. I, along with Rahul Gandhiji, invited all INDIA Parties to join 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' at their convenience and use the opportunity to raise the social, political and economic issues plaguing the common people of this country."

The Yatra led by the former Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, will cover a distance of 6,713 km, straddling 100 Lok Sabha constituencies and 337 assembly segments and covering 110 districts. 

(With input from agencies)