Dehradun, Oct 20 The state Congress unit on Tuesday announced that its ‘Uttarakhand Nyay Yatra’ will start on October 22, with four contingents leading the march from locations to highlight the BJP government’s “anti-people policies” and the “pressing issues facing the state”.
The announcement comes as the Congress gears up for the 2027 assembly elections.
Congress said the first contingent of its ‘Nyay Yatra’ will its journey begin on October 22 following prayers at the Golju Temple in Almora. It will be jointly led by Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya and former chief minister Harish Rawat.
This group will travel through Ranikhet, Khairna, Bhawali, and Bhimtal to reach Haldwani.
On October 23, the contingent will pass through Lalkuan, Kichha, Sitarganj, Nanakmatta, and Khatima to reach Rudrapur.
On October 24, it will travel through Gadarpur, Bazpur, and Kashipur to reach Jaspur, where the journey will conclude on October 25 with a press conference in Haldwani.
The second contingent, led by state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal, MLA Vikram Singh Negi, and MLA Lakhpat Singh Butola, will begin its journey on October 22 following prayers at Badrinath Dham.
This team will proceed through Joshimath and Pipalkoti to reach Chamoli.
On October 23, the group will travel through Nandprayag, Karnaprayag, and Gauchar to reach Rudraprayag.
On October 24, the ‘Nyay Yatra’ will be held in Satpuli, under the Chaubattakhal assembly constituency; Dugadda, under the Yamkeshwar assembly constituency; and Kotdwar.
On October 25, the ‘Nyay Yatra’ is scheduled to be held in Lansdowne and Bironkhal, while a preparatory meeting for the Vidhan Sabha Gherao in Gairsain will be held on October 26.
The third contingent of the Uttarakhand ‘Nyay Yatra’, led by ex-state Congress chief Pritam Singh and former MLA Jot Singh Gunsola, will start its journey on October 22, following prayers at the Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple in Dehradun.
The march will then proceed through the Rajpur and Mussoorie assembly constituencies.
On October 23, the Yatra will cover the Sahaspur and Vikasnagar assembly constituencies, followed by a large-scale party worker convention in Tyuni (under the Chakrata assembly constituency) on October 24.
On October 25, the yatra will pass through the Cantt and Dharampur assembly constituencies, and on October 26, it will reach the Rishikesh assembly constituency.
The fourth contingent of the ‘Nyay Yatra’ will be led by the party’s election management committee chairman, Harak Singh, along with MLAs Qazi Nizamuddin, Mamta Rakesh, Furkan Ahmed, Ravi Bahadur, Virendra Kumar Jati, and Anupama Rawat.
They will begin their journey from Haridwar city on October 23 and proceed through the Haridwar Rural area.
On October 24, this team will proceed to Khanpur, Manglaur, and Jhabrera assembly constituencies.
On October 25, the team will reach Bhagwanpur, Roorkee, and Manglaur assembly constituencies, with the yatra concluding in the Laksar and Jwalapur assembly constituencies on October 30.
“The ‘Nyay Yatra’ will be organised in other assembly constituencies following the ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ programme. Senior party leader and former chief minister Harish Rawat will participate in these ‘Nyay Yatra’ events as per his convenience,” state Congress media chairperson Rajiv Maharshi said.
(PTI News)
