Kim Haokip vows to complete Yatra despite fractured foot
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 31 2022:
Despite fracturing her foot during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra being spearheaded by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, All India Mahila Congress Committee secretary Kim Haokip Shingnaisui has vowed to complete the Yatra.
Kim, presently at the resting camp of Bharat Jodo Yatra at Kothur in Telangana, told The People's Chronicle that her condition is secondary when compared to the efforts and struggles of Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul had lost his grandmother when he was a child and his father when he was a young man.
Today, he is walking thousands of kilometres to listen to people and know about their problems.
"My pain is nothing compared to what he has undergone," Kim added.
She said that her foot got fractured after she fell due to jostling of crowd during the Yatra in Kerala.
"After receiving medical attention, I was advised to take rest but chose to join the Yatra as this is once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Kim Haokip said, adding that it is similar to walking with a condensed version of India.
"There are people from all walks of life and all states and I simply could not stay cooped up in the container," she added.