With all set to begin with his second leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra from Manipur on Sunday, the Congress on Friday launched the anthem — Saho Mat Daro Mat — and couple of slogans for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that will cover a total of 6,700 km through 15 States and end in Maharashtra.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be leading the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the rechristened second part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, from Manipur to Mumbai in Maharashtra and will be traversing 6700 kms through 15 states covering around 100 Lok Sabha constituencies. The shared on social media the song and slogan “Nyay ka haq milne tak”.

In this regard Rahul met representatives of civil society organisations and people’s movements for a dialogue on the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra beginning on January 14 from Imphal in Manipur.

The attendees raised issues of ‘nyay’ (justice) affecting groups across India including Dalits, Adivasis, OBCs, women, unemployed youth and unorganised workers. The meeting comes ahead of the yatra that he is leading from Manipur to Maharashtra.

Welcoming all the suggestions from members of the civil society organisations, Rahul expressed his determination to fight for ‘nyay’ through the yatra.  The meeting “Dialogue on Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra” was organised by a platform of civil society organisations called Bharat Jodo Abhiyaan.

Congress general secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh also interacted with the attendees. He will be interacting with several civil society groups and members during his yatra while travelling in a bus, party leaders said.

The Congress has said that this is not an electoral yatra but a political yatra and will highlight the injustice done on people and will listen to the people’s problems. The yatra has been timed ahead of the Lok Sabha elections slated later this year and is being seen as the Congress’ effort to reach to the people ahead of the general elections.

During the day Rahul at a function to mark National Youth Day, said emotional issues are being “misused” politically and attention is being diverted from real issues, in a “betrayal” of the people of the country. He stressed the need to remember the thoughts of Swami Vivekananda, who regarded the energy of the youth the basis of a prosperous country and service of those suffering and the poor as the greatest penance.