{"id":2386,"date":"2024-03-17T16:33:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T16:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/akhilesh-yadav-skips-rahul-gandhis-yatra-sends-letter-praising-its-success-india-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T16:33:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T16:33:37","slug":"akhilesh-yadav-skips-rahul-gandhis-yatra-sends-letter-praising-its-success-india-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/akhilesh-yadav-skips-rahul-gandhis-yatra-sends-letter-praising-its-success-india-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Akhilesh Yadav skips Rahul Gandhi\u2019s yatra, sends letter praising its success | India News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108567634,imgsize-1246317.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Akhilesh Yadav skips Rahul Gandhi\u2019s yatra, sends letter praising its success | India News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Akhilesh Yadav skips Rahul Gandhi\u2019s yatra, sends letter praising its success | India News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>LUCKNOW: <!-- -->Samajwadi Party<!-- --> chief <!-- -->Akhilesh Yadav<!-- --> skipped <!-- -->Rahul Gandhi<!-- -->\u2019s conclusion of <!-- -->Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra<!-- --> at a rally in Mumbai on Sunday but sent a letter to the Congress MP lauding him for the yatra and said he could not come owing to \u2018election preparations\u2019.<br \/>Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar, had told reporters on Friday that SP chief had confirmed his participation in the Mar 17 rally.<br \/>In Lucknow, Akhilesh held one meeting after another with senior leaders on Sunday to shortlist names of probable candidates for the remaining Lok Sabha seats. He also addressed party workers and leaders at the SP headquarters. He is also learnt to have held an important meeting with some senior leaders of other parties who are exploring the possibilities of joining SP in the coming days.<br \/>In the letter addressed to Rahul, Akhilesh acknowledged the grit shown by the Congress leader in taking out such yatra. \u201cYour Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will end in Mumbai today. Only a few can undertake such a journey. Best wishes to your strong resolve,\u201d he wrote in the letter dated Mar 17.<br \/>\u201cYou began this leg of your yatra from Manipur which is on the boil because of BJP government\u2019s failures. You have sent a strong message from the Northeast against the dictatorial govt,\u201d the letter read. Akhilesh also mentioned Rahul meeting people from all walks of life during the yatra including farmers, youth, women, and the elderly which gave an opportunity to understand their problems firsthand.<br \/>\u201cThe Election Commission has notified the Lok Sabha polls yesterday and the nomination process in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/uttar-pradesh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Uttar Pradesh<\/a> will begin from Mar 20. Due to the preparations related to the nomination of candidates, I am unable to attend the Mumbai event to mark the end of your yatra,\u201d the letter reads.<br \/>\u201cI am not just hopeful but fully confident that the people, including farmers, youth, backward classes, Dalits, and women, will uproot the anti-people BJP in this election. The real success of this journey will be BJP&#8217;s defeat in this election,&#8221; the letter stated.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      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