'Bharat Jodo Yatra will change direction of the country'

HYDERABAD: Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy on Tuesday lauded the Bharat Jodo Yatra being launched by the party and said that it is being organised to "protect the integrity" of the country, and will change its direction.

Reddy also alleged that the ruling BJP government at the Centre is booking "illegal cases" against the Opposition leaders.

"Bharat Jodo Yatra is being organized to protect the integrity of the country. While fighting for our Rights, illegal cases are being booked against us," he said while speaking to the media.

"The conditions of the British period are now emerging where people are put in prisons. The BJP is attacking the people of the country," he alleged.

The Congress leader alleged that "hatred" is raining in the country under the BJP rule, while Congress is "ready to fight on behalf of the poor".

"Yatra will go beyond the interests of politics and elections. That is why fear has started in the BJP. The Yatra is to reassure the people," he said.

Detailing the arrival of the Yatra in Telangana, the Congress leader said that it will arrive in the state on October 24 and 25.