Bharat Jodo Yatra | Woman ragpicker shares her woes with Rahul Gandhi, in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district
The Hindu
The foot march led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi entered the fourth day of its Madhya Pradesh leg on November 26.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with a woman ragpicker as his Bharat Jodo Yatra passed through a town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, on November 26, during which she told him about the issues she and her family faced, including lack of basic amenities such as electricity and water. The foot march led by Mr. Gandhi entered the fourth day of its Madhya Pradesh leg on November 26.
After an overnight halt, the yatra began from Mortakka in Khandwa district in the morning. When it was passing through Barwaha town in Khargone, Mr. Gandhi met 45-year-old ragpicker Shannu and her family members, who were part of the crowd standing along the road.
"We are poor and make a living through ragpicking at various places. We live in a hut, which doesn't even have electricity and water," she told Mr. Gandhi during their interaction. The woman and her family members said that their voice was not being heard. "My children can't even go to school," she said.
Meanwhile, Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with her husband Robert Vadra and son Raihan participated in the yatra for the third consecutive day. The yatra will reach Mhow, the birthplace of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, this evening.
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A Congress leader said that a public meeting has been organised in Mhow to mark the Constitution Day on Saturday, which will be addressed by Mr. Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
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