New Delhi Oct 06 :- Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka. This was after a long time that she participated in a public event of the party.
Here are the key highlights:
*Party workers shouted slogans as Sonia walked beside Rahul and other leaders for a few kilometres in Mandya.
*Security personnel had a tough time controlling the crowd which jostled to get a glimpse of the Congress president.
*This is the first time that Sonia Gandhi has joined a public event after recovering from Covid-19 earlier this year. The Congress president had contracted coronavirus twice and was also hospitalised. Sonia Gandhi has also not been electioneering or participating in public events of the party for a long time due to health reasons.
*A number of senior Congress leaders, including former chief minister Siddaramaiah and PCC president DK Shivakumar, walked along with the Gandhis on Thursday.
*The response we have garnered from a BJP-ruled state in Karnataka shows that the countdown for BJP’s fall in the next election has begun, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said.
*Shivakumar said that it was a matter of pride that veteran Sonia walked on the streets of Karnataka. “After Vijayadashami, there will be Vijaya in Karnataka. We are proud that Sonia Gandhi has come to walk on the streets of Karnataka. We are coming to power in the state, and BJP is on the way to shutting its shop,” said DK Shivakumar.
*Day 29 of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ began with flag hoisting at 5.30am at Exhibition Grounds, Mysuru, where Bharat Yatris joined in Dasara celebrations. “The march resumed after an hour’s bus ride to padayatra start point near Mandya. Congress President will join around 800 am,” tweeted Jairam Ramesh.
The 3,570 km long Bharat Jodo Yatra began from Kanyakumari on September 8. With the Yatra, the Congress said it wants to combat the alleged divisive politics of the BJP-led Central government. The march is covering a distance of 25 km every day. It was aimed to cover as many as 12 states in five months. It will be in Karnataka for 21 days before moving north.
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