Dehradun, Oct. 5 -- Despite the Congress high command taking a tough stance, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat is going ahead with his Jan Samvad Yatra from Jaspur to Haldwani in the Kumaon region on Monday.

The yatra is scheduled to begin from Jaspur at 11:30 AM and will pass through Kashipur, Ramnagar and Kaladhungi before reaching Haldwani this evening.

The development comes despite a strongly worded communication from the Congress high command objecting to Rawat's private Jan Samvad Yatra, which is being organised separately from the official party organisation and its programmes.

Uttarakhand Congress in-charge Kumari Selja had earlier written to Rawat expressing displeasure over his decision to undertake a yatra in th...