Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Highlights: Rahul Gandhi takes break from yatra, returns to Delhi

RLD chief Jayant's vacillation may have prompted Akhilesh to join Rahul's Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra in UP

Barely a few days back, Akhilesh had categorically rejected any possibility of joining Rahul's Yatra and even remarked that he was ''never invited'' by the Congress in its events.

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'We will not let your water, forests and land go to billionaires,' Rahul says in Odisha

Yatra to enter Chhattisgarh in Rahul's first visit to state after election defeat

Here is today's schedule for the yatra

Schedule for the yatra on February 8.

'Rahul will be attending Parliament and yatra will resume on February 11,' says Congress MP Jairam Ramesh at Jharsuguda, Odisha

“Today is the 26th day of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. We are in Jharsuguda (in Odisha) then we will move to Chattishgarh. February 9 and 10 are complete rest days. Rahul ji will be attending Parliament. We will resume on February 11 morning,” said Congress MP Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh says, 'The NCP and MVA are with us.'

On Ajit Pawar getting NCP name & symbol and Sharad Pawar getting a new name for his faction - Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said, "Sharad Pawar is the real NCP, the founder, the doer of NCP. He was even awarded the Padma Vibhushan. NCP is with us, Maha Vikas Aghadi is with us, and recently Prakash Ambedkar also became part of the MVA."

Rahul's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra resumes from Jharsuguda, Odisha

'Unemployment is the buiggest issue in india... BJP doesn't talk about it,' KPCC President Mallikarjun Kharge says

'BJP is not releasing money under the MGNREGA,' Kharge says

'The non-BJP states are being neglected,' Kharge says

'Purposely BJP doesn't give work and says that the allocated money is not used,' Kharge says

'What is done now to control inflation is more important than comparing it to pre-independence time,' Kharge says

'BJP treats big ships like godowns,' Kharge says

'Farmers were sitting at Delhi borders for 1 year. The govt just put 3 laws without thinking,' Kharge says

'BJP doesn't talk about inflation, unemployment, farmers in the Parliament,' Kharge says

'Modi's guarantee was MSP guarantee which he couldn't do. Now hetalks about new guarantees,' Kharge says

'Making President who was tribal was not important,' Kharge says

'These are all emotional things. Giving people employment is more important,' Kharge says

'We want permanent jobs for people in public sectors,' Kharge says

'Why didn't you give money for small and medium businesses,' Kharge says

'Only talking doesn't solve unemployment or inflation,' Kharge says

'We didn't trouble anyone by sending ED notices, CBI issues,' Kharge says

'Indirectly they are harassing, pressuring for getting money to finish democracy,' Kharge says

'We dont know how much money they used to buy ministers, governments,' Kharge says

'Its their job to finish democracy,' Kharge says

'You should convince people by reason, not by threats,' Kharge says

'I was defamed and abused indirectly,' Kharge says

'I have been in politics for teraipanyears,' Kharge says

'For the good of people, we present our black paper,' Kharge says

'They thought of finishing the Jharkhand govt,' Kharge says

'They say that they have support of people,' Kharge says

'If they had the support of people, then the CMs of all states would be from BJP,' Kharge says

'Everyone knows your deeds,' Kharge says

'If anyone says the same things that BJP or Modi promise, then, they are called 'desh drohis',' Kharge says

'Governors are like the state dictators to destroy governments,' Kharge says

'Congress had made India free from British's 200 years rule,' Kharge says

'Congress will provide 'nyay'. We will fulfill all our promises,' Kharge says

'Talking loudly doesn't mean that you are talking the truth,' Kharge says

'PM Modi's salary is Rs 1.60 lakh,' Rahul says

'BJP and BJD are looting the farmers,' Rahul says

'BJP and BJD are in partnership. They are the same party,' Rahul says

“The only difference between BJP and BJD is of ‘P’ and ‘D’, the rest is all same. There is a conspiracy going on here in Odisha to steal the land of Adivasis,” said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Jharsuguda, Odisha.

'The Adivasis will see a drone soon. The drone will check lands of Adiviasis and tell Adani,' Rahul says

'Adani will steal away your land saying bye bye,' Rahul says

'If women cannot walk alone on streets at night then it is injustice,' Rahul says

'There is terrible social injustice happening in the country today. You pay GST and people like Adani enjoy it,' Rahul says

"Adani buys mines, takes tenders for roads and bridges, and controls the media. Then the same media asks us why are you talking about caste census?" Rahul said in his address.

'PM Modi not OBC by birth, misleading people with such claims,' Rahul says

Rahul said"He was born Teli caste in Gujarat. The community was given the tag of OBC in the year 2000 by the BJP. He was born in the General caste...He will not allow caste census to be conducted in his entire life because he was not born in OBC, he was born in General caste..."

'If inflation increases, you face problems, Adani and Modi do not care,' Rahul says

"Big industrialists of India buy goods from China and sell them to you. This makes money for China and provides employment to the youth of China. This means that you are being subjected to economic injustice, which you are not able to see," Rahul said during his address in Odisha.

'PM Modi said that there is no caste in India. Only two - rich and poor,' Rahul says

'If there are only 2 castes, then how is Modi the third - OBC,' Rahul says

'PM Modi says all the time that I'm OBC. His caste was made OBC later,' Rahul says

'Congress will not accept that that Dalits, poors and Adivasis are not seen anywhere,' Rahul says

'Injustice is being done against women. Why are the children unemployed,' Rahul says

'PM Modi is giving away all your money in the form of GST to Adani,' Rahul says

'Whatever you feel, you tell us. We are here to listen to your heart,' Rahul says

Rahul reaches Raigarh in Chhatisgarh and addresses people

'They keep opening 'Nafrat ke Bazaar' but we continue to open 'Mohabat ki Dukan',' Rahul says

'In Bharat Jodo Yatra we saw that injustice is being done to women, farmers, youth and laborers in the country,' Rahul says

'We discovered that there is a link between injustice, hatred and violence,' Rahul says

'It is BJP's 2 point programme. Increase injustice, spread hate and violence,' Rahul says

'Public sector units are being privatised and Adivasi lands are being stolen,' Rahul says

'I extracted data from 200 corporate companies. In their top management, there are no OBCs, Dalits and Adivasis in the list of owners,' Rahul says

"Not only this, there is not even a poor general category person in these companies. You show which poor general category, OBC, Dalit and tribal person is holding a high position in Adani's company. The day I see it, I will not ask for caste census. But till that day I will get the caste census done and show it," Rahul Gandhi said in Raigarh.

'You are not giving anything to 73% people, then how can India join?' says Rahul says

"A journalist asked me, 'Rahul ji, you are talking about caste census and rights, so is this not dividing the country?' I asked him in response, “In the media, how many newspaper owners are from backward, Dalit, tribal classes? – He became silent. I said that there are about 50% OBCs, 15% Dalits and 8% tribals in the country. This total was 73%," Rahul said in his address at Raigarh.

Rahul Gandhi returns to Delhi as he takes a break from the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra