Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president has announced the launch of a statewide padyatra, ‘Gandhi Pathe Odisha’, beginning October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

“We will be beginning our statewide Padyatra Gandhi Pathe Odisha from Malkangiri on 2nd October. Through this 6,500 kms padyatra we will be covering all the 314 blocks of Odisha in next one year,” he posted on X. ADVERTISEMENT

The initiative has been envisioned as a mass outreach programme to engage with people throughout the state, focusing on social justice, livelihood, and democratic rights, while promoting Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals.

Since the BJP came to power in the state, the Congress, which once struggled to stay relevant in the state politics, has been taking an aggressive stance to po

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