Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who’s main a pan-India foot march ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, on Thursday entered Jammu from Punjab for the closing leg of his yatra. Mr Gandhi, who marched thru north India in top wintry weather sporting only a t-shirt, become these days for the primary time visible in a jacket. Drizzling in numerous elements of Jammu considering the fact that morning is stated to be the purpose Mr Gandhi in the end wore defensive apparel. He become later visible eliminating the jacket, and strolling in his signature white t-shirt. Many on-line had been short to factor out that the jacket Mr Gandhi wore become a rain jacket and now no longer a wintry weather jacket.
For 3,four hundred km for the duration of the one hundred twenty five days adventure so far, Rahul Gandhi’s minimum apparel has drawn curiosity, even admiration, from many, and snark from competition parties. He stated he could put on extra garments if he feels cold, which hasn’t been the case so far.
The 52-year-antique Congress chief is ready to hoist the countrywide flag in Banihal withinside the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on January 25, and is scheduled to go into Srinagar through Anantnag days later – on January 27.
The yatra, which resumed from Kathua’s Hatli Morh this morning, has been given a large safety cover, with each police and paramilitary ring-fencing the Gandhi scion and his co-travellers. Jammers have additionally been installed place. Mr Gandhi become in advance counseled with the aid of using safety organizations to now no longer stroll sure stretches for the duration of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir, NDTV has learnt.
As he entered Jammu to a grand welcome, with pinnacle Kashmiri chief and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah visiting to Lakhanpur to acquire him, Mr Gandhi invoked his Kashmiri ancestry to ring a bell with the humans. He mentioned the “ache and suffering” of the erstwhile state’s residents.
Amid tune and dance, Rahul Gandhi become accorded a grand reception at Punjab’s Madhopur, which stocks a border with the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Hundreds of humans had amassed to acquire the yatra which enters its closing leg and could finish on January 30 with a grand finale in Srinagar.
The yatra will halt for the night time at Chadwal. Tomorrow morning, it’ll begin from Hiranagar to Duggar Haveli, and continue from Vijaypur to Satwari on January 22.
