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Regardless of tight safety, Gandhi met folks on the best way, many ex-servicemen and farmers a number of of whom had travelled from throughout the state to hitch the chief on the foot march. (Picture: Srishti Choudhary/ Timesof24)
Whilst temperatures plummeted beneath 10℃, and a dense fog blanketed the area, Rahul Gandhi and his supporters continued to march by means of Punjab, with folks coming in droves to satisfy him
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is raring to go, and so are his many supporters. Even a extreme chilly wave sweeping by means of the area couldn’t cease the Gandhi scion and his formidable Bharat Jodo Yatra, because it entered the northern state of Punjab on Wednesday with the message of affection trumping hate.
The anxious Punjab Police needed to finally request Gandhi to delay the Yatra by an hour within the morning, as temperatures plummeted beneath 10℃ and dense fog blanketed the state lowering the visibility right down to 500 metres. He conceded amid safety issues and the Yatra, which in any other case begins at 6 am, began out at 7 am from Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara to cowl its 25-km stretch for the day.
“It’s not a giant feat,” mentioned Gandhi on strolling 3,300 km on foot throughout the nation. “Each farmer in Punjab walks greater than us, as he goes to his farms after which to mandis,” he mentioned throughout his rally from Sirhind earlier than briefly addressing the supporters.
Clad in purple turban and his trademark white T-shirt, the 52 years outdated Gandhi walked by means of the Punjab city with different Congress leaders from the state. Only a day earlier than, he had flown to Amritsar to pay obeisance on the Golden Temple, and returned to Sirhind for the foot-march.
Gandhi was accompanied by Congress Chief Raja Warring who remained by his aspect all through the day, together with former CM Charanjit Singh Channi, and chief of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa. Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda left after he handed over the flag to Warring because the Yatra ended its Haryana-leg. Gandhi was joined by a number of different leaders, together with former AAP MP from Patiala Dharamvir Gandhi who had come to increase his help to the trigger.
Rahul’s Name for Unity, Peace
Regardless of tight safety, Gandhi met folks on the best way, many ex-servicemen and farmers a number of of whom had travelled from throughout the state to hitch the chief on the foot march. Some had been ferried by Youth Congress leaders in buses which made their means by means of the jammed Nationwide Freeway (NH)-44, and street closures slowing down different automobiles for a number of kilometres. Giant colourful boards put in alongside the freeway welcomed Gandhi to the state, with folks strolling holding the tricolor. The sounds of Dhols reverberated by means of the air, as a cultural Punjabi troupe carried out at one of many stop-overs.
Addressing the supporters at Sirhind, Gandhi reiterated that it was not a political rally, however one that’s meant to unite the nation. Holding his speech brief, the chief made it some extent to focus on that he was right here to hearken to the folks, and never give speeches. “We began this Yatra months in the past, and have already lined over 3,000 km on foot. We have now linked with framers, laborers, unemployed youth and ladies and learnt a lot from them. There are forces that intend to divide folks. However we’ve solely come right here to offer the message of peace, unity and brotherhood – what India is understood for. We don’t discriminate amongst folks based mostly on caste, faith or language,” mentioned the Congress chief.
Gandhi additionally stopped by a machine software workshop, and interacted with the employees. The Yatra halted at Mandi Gobindgarh, the place the Congress chief interacted with ex-servicemen from throughout the state, and listened to their issues.
Yatra Fruits on January 30 in Srinagar
The nation-wide Yatra that started off within the scorching summer season from Kanyakumari on September 7 has now entered its final leg. It has already lined Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh in addition to Haryana. Over the following week, it should journey throughout Punjab from Khanna in Ludhiana to Jalandhar, and attain Jammu and Kashmir by way of Himachal Pradesh. It is going to conclude in Srinagar on January 30.
Addressing media at Mandi Gobindgarh, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh mentioned, AICC has despatched out invitations to a number of like-minded events to attend the Bharat Jodo Yatra’s closing operate in Srinagar on January 30. “The operate is devoted to Mahatma Gandhi whose 75th demise anniversary falls on this date,” he added.
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