Our daughters should be provided respect, security for country’s bright future: Rahul

PTI, Oct 11, 2022, 7:40 PM IST

Image Courtesy: Twitter/Karnataka Congress

Chitradurga (K’taka): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said “we have to provide” security, equal opportunities, and respect to “our daughters for the bright future of our country”.

On the International Day of the girl child, Gandhi met a number of girl students and children as he walked from Harthikote to Siddapura in Chitradurga on the 34th day of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

“Father’s stick and mother’s hope. Our daughters are the support of every home. For the bright future of our country, we all have to provide them security, equal opportunities, and respect at any cost,” he said in a tweet in Hindi sharing pi turns of some girl children meeting him on the way.

ತಂದೆಯ ಆಸರೆ ಮತ್ತು ತಾಯಿಯ ಭರವಸೆ,
ಪ್ರತಿ ಮನೆಯ ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಹೆಣ್ಣುಮಕ್ಕಳು.

ದೇಶದ ಉಜ್ವಲ ಭವಿಷ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಾವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಭದ್ರತೆ, ಸಮಾನ ಅವಕಾಶಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಗೌರವವನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೂ ಒದಗಿಸಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ.
– @RahulGandhi https://t.co/zRYwYRrEWH

— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) October 11, 2022

The former Congress chief also had an interaction with women workers which included ASHA, MNREGA, Anganwadi workers, and ANMs at Sanikere.

ಭಾರತ ಐಕ್ಯತಾ ಯಾತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು ಆಶಾ, ನರೇಗಾ, ಅಂಗನವಾಡಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತೆಯರೊಂದಿಗೆ @RahulGandhi ಸಂವಾದ ನಡೆಸಿದರು.

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ಎದುರಾಗುವ ಸಾಧಕ, ಬಾಧಕಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿದರು.

ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಉತ್ತಮ ಸಮಾಜ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸಹಕಾರಿ.#BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/h71BQPy1aq

— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) October 11, 2022

Gandhi also met some activists of civil society during his padayatra, who even accompanied him.

The 34th day of the yatra started at 7.30 AM from Harthikote, an hour late due to heavy rains. However, the Padayatris reached the morning halt at Sanikere after walking 14 km according to schedule.

LIVE: Bharat Jodo Yatra | Harthikote to Siddapura | Chitradurga | Karnataka https://t.co/j6KPIMjouh

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 11, 2022

Congress leaders said there is enthusiasm among people from all walks of life keen to meet and walk along with Gandhi during the yatra.

As Gandhi started walking in the morning from Harthikote, some children ran ahead of him and also met him.

He later also met some school children on the way, who waited for quite some time along the roads clad in their uniforms to meet him.

He interacted with some girl students too as well as some tribals during the journey.

The Bharat Jodo Yatra also stopped for a few minutes in the evening to pay homage to Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted,  “It is day 34 of Bharat Jodo Yatra, and as the evening Yatra begins the clouds gather near Challakere in Chitradurga where ISRO, DRDO, BARC, and IISc form part of the Science City that is coming up.”

It is day 34 of #BharatJodoYatra and as the evening Yatra begins the clouds gather near Challakere in Chitradurga where ISRO, DRDO, BARC and IISc form part of the Science City that is coming up. pic.twitter.com/7AGFGzOCfx

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) October 11, 2022