Cong takes Advani's route, 38-day yatra from Feb 18

February 08, 2012 14:46

Our Delhi correspondent reports that Union Telecom minister Kapil Sibal has urged President Pratibha Patil to flag off the first government-sponsored yatra, christened 'Sakshar Bharat Yatra,' from Delhi on February 18.

Sibal has also urged union ministers to join some part of the journey or receive the 'yatris' as they pass through 22 states in the 38-day long journey covering 16,000 villages in 180 districts.

The purpose? To spread the message of adult literacy.

Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdllah has promised to join up in Jammu and Kashmir while Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily will be present at Bidar, Karnataka. Home Minister P Chidambaram has also consented to receive the participants at Erode in Tamil Nadu.

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