CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ was the only option left with the party to reach out to the masses as all other fora for expression are shut. His ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ entered Karnataka here in Chamarajanagar district from Gudalur in Tamil Nadu.

“There are various institutions in democracy. There’s media and Parliament too but all these have been shut for the Opposition and media doesn’t listen to us. There’s total Government control. Our mics are muted in Parliament, Assemblies are not allowed to function and Opposition is harassed. In this situation, the only option left with us is ‘Bharat Jodo Yata,’” Gandhi said at a public meeting here.

Gandhi said no force in the country can stop this yatra because this is ‘India’s March’.

“This is India’s March and a march to hear India’s voice, which no one can suppress,” he added.