Overview

• Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh marked the anniversary on X, calling the 2022 march a transformative moment that still resonates.
• He reiterated that the initiative sought to confront widening economic inequality, deepening social divides, and expanding political authoritarianism.
• The party underscored the scale of the effort: a roughly 4,000 km foot march from Kanyakumari to Kashmir over more than 145 days across 12 states and 2 Union Territories with over 200 Bharat Yatris.
• The march began in Kanyakumari with a visit to the Swami Vivekananda rock memorial and a public meeting, launched by Rahul Gandhi with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on September 7, 2022.
• Congress highlighted Rahul Gandhi’s outreach during the journey, including 12 public meetings, over 100 street-corner gatherings, 13 press conferences, and hundreds of interactions, alongside participation by artists, veterans, economists, and opposition leaders.