India, Aug. 16 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Sunday launch a yatra to highlight the alleged assault on the people's right to vote through the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, a senior party leader said on Saturday.

Addressing a press conference here, former state Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh said Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is likely to be in the state for over a fortnight till the 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' concludes with a rally in Patna on September 1.

"Tomorrow, Gandhi will launch the yatra from Sasaram. All the necessary permission has been obtained from the authorities concerned. The yatra will build a tempo in favour of the INDIA bloc ahead of the assembly polls," the ...