By Rahul’s side, Kamal Nath pitches his ‘message of peace and love’ during Madhya Pradesh leg of Yatra

The Congress in Madhya Pradesh put up a united face on Saturday, with former chief minister Kamal Nath joining senior party leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

Nath had been in the spotlight recently over rumours that he may join the BJP, following which the Congress went into damage-control mode to keep its flock together. Nath has dismissed the rumours as a media creation.

The yatra on Saturday entered Madhya Pradesh’s Morena from Rajasthan’s Dholpur. In Morena, Rahul took out a roadshow and addressed a gathering at around 3 pm. Veteran Congress leaders including Digvijaya Singh, Kaman Nath and his son Nakul Nath were present at the event, along with the party’s new crop of leaders, including state unit president Jitu Patwari and Opposition leader Umang Singhar.

Speaking at the gathering, Kamal Nath said Rahul Gandhi’s mission was to spread peace and love.

“We all know that in the next few months we will have an election. This is not a normal election. This election will decide the future of our youth and farmers… This is Rahul’s second yatra in Madhya Pradesh, what is his message? He only talks of love and peace. This is our country’s culture. This is Rahul Gandhi’s objective – to ensure the next generation’s future is secure,” Nath said.

Later in the evening, the yatra entered Gwalior, where Rahul Gandhi took out another roadshow with both Nath and Singh by his side.

During the Gwalior roadshow, Rahul also spoke with two-three men, who belonged to the OBC and tribal communities, from the crowd. He asked them, “In the list of owners of the 200 top companies, how many of them are from your community?” When the men replied with “none”, Rahul went on to ask if their communities were represented in the media, academia