Civil society groups see yatra as a ‘success’, plan ‘grassroots movement’ against BJP-RSS | India News

NEW DELHI: Watch the episode that just ended Bharat Jodo Yatra as a “success”, civil society groups will gather together to launch a year-long “grassroots movement” to supplement the political struggle against the RSS-BJP complex in the 2024 election. Main chain of “abhiyan” will secure partnerships and co-options with all the scattered protests about jobs, land acquisition and economy, to create an army of volunteers for the campaign and establish a network of contacts against the ruling faction.
The “abhiyan” Strategists say the strength of voluntary organizations capable of joining the proposed platform will far exceed those that match the Kanyakumari-Kashmir march required by the Rahul Gandhi. The walk gained massive response as it traveled through 12 states over four months, connecting with many other groups active in the field who were not part of the original civil society bloc. summoned by the group Yogendra Yadavand they will now be part of a new effort, the sources said.
To ensure coordination between civil society and the political class, invitations have been sent to like-minded political parties for a “national congress” to be held in the capital on Monday. . The sources said that the political parties participating in the congress are the National Assembly, NCP, RJD, CPI, DMK, JDU, CPM and RLD, while SP has also been invited. Rahul Gandhi and Digvijaya Singhthe two brains behind Bharat Jodo Yatra, were likely part of the conference.
Sources said that while the parties will outline their plans to continue the mood created by Yatra, civil society is pondering a multi-pronged strategy to mobilize the base.