A report in the Economic and Political Weekly stated that Pitroda readily admits that he has little understanding of Indian society and is not even a serious student of the social and political forces at play in India
Sanjay Nirupam stated that leaders ought to prevent conflicts over winning seats. "The Shiv Sena may demand 23 seats, but what will they do with them?"
The language war stroked in the guise of so-called Hindi imposition and protection of interests of Karnataka had led to mainstreaming rabid lingiustic chauvinist groups like Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) which has been working in tandem with Congress party on host of issues for years.
The timing of the yatra couldn't be worse given that the party has lost to the BJP in three states and 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held in the next few months.
Advocate Tahir Hussain Ruparya has links to Congress and Jamait Ulama-i-Hind. he is contesting cases of Nuh violence accused including Congress leader Mamman Khan.
Only Raghuram Rajan himself can explain the reasons and motives, I can only speculate. My guess is, that he is desperate to become India’s next PM if not FM