The 28th Rajiv Jyoti Sadbhavana Yatra that started from Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on the Kranti Divas on August 9 reached Bhubaneswar on Sunday evening and left for Kolkata on Monday.
OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik and many other Congress leaders received the Jyothi being taken to New Delhi.
They welcomed yatra committee chairman SS Prakasam, Gomathisan Iyer, Dorai Velu and others, who are leading the yatra, with flower bouquets.
Addressing a Press meet, Patnaik said former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had worked for peace and harmony though his life and dreamt of making India a developed country in the 21st Century.
“The main objective of the yatro is to spread political ideologies of Rajiv Gandhi and create awareness among people against terrorism,” said Prakasham.
When asked, he also stated that yatra members support the anti-terrorism steps being taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Over a hundred Congress workers are travelling with the jyoti in three larges buses and two mini buses.
Among others, Congress leaders Sibananda Ray, Suresh Kumar Routray, Shubhendu Mohanty, Rashmi Mohapatra, Rajani Mohanty, Jyotish Sahoo, Deepak Sahoo, Deepak Mohapatra, Deo Prasad Nasik Ahemmad Khan, Subrat Mohapatra, Satysmit Mohanty and Kulamani Sahoo received the Rajiv Jyoti.
The yatra is scheduled to reach New Delhi on August 20, a day before death anniversary of the former Prime Minister.