The former Congress president inaugurated the 180-meter stretch by laying colored paver blocks on the final portion together with children from all communities. Leaders of various communities then participated in the sahabhojana (common lunch).
2 decades after three Dalits were murdered – referred to as the Dalit Massacre – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi scripted history by inaugurating the Bharat Jodo road, which links a Dalit colony in Badanavalu with the village’s main area.
These colonies were cut off and termed disputed after the massacre on March 25, 1993. However, in keeping with the spirit of the yatra and its significance, the renovated road was named Bharat Jodo Road by locals.
The former Congress president inaugurated the 180-meter stretch by laying colored paver blocks on the final portion together with children from all communities. Leaders of various communities then participated in the sahabhojana (common lunch).
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Leader of Opposition and former chief minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah, KPCC president DK Shivakumar, and f Congressmen in large numbers witnessed the gesture.
“We are here to bridge minds and hearts. This road is a symbol of Rahul’s Bharat Jodo concept,” Shivakumar said.
“It was a narrow path which few used, but now that it is redeveloped, it will be a new beginning in the village,” locals said.
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