The Bharat Jodo Yatra began on September 7 from the southern tip of the country and will end in Srinagar tomorrow after covering 3,970 km, 12 states and two union territories in about 145 days.
New Delhi: Last lap of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra ends tomorrow at Nehru Park, Srinagar. Sources said today that 12 like-minded opposition parties will attend the closing ceremony of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Monday. 21 political parties were invited for the ceremony, but some parties are not attending due to security reasons. Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party and TDP are among those parties which will not attend the ceremony.
These parties will involved
MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, CPI ( M), CPI, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Kerala Congress, Farooq Abdullah-led National Conference, Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Shibu Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will participate in the function in Srinagar.
Congress alleges security lapse on Friday
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also joined brother Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday. The Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Chersu village in Awantipora on Friday after being canceled due to alleged security breach.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti also joined the yatra in Awantipora. At the same time, the local police has denied any security lapse during the yatra. Rejecting the allegations, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of the area Vijay Kumar on Saturday said that there was no lapse in security during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s January 27 “security lapse” incident and sought his personal intervention in ensuring adequate security for the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir. demanded.
Kharge said in his letter, “We are expecting a huge turnout at the Bharat Jodo Yatra in the next two days and also a huge public meeting at the function to be held on January 30 in Srinagar. Senior leaders and leaders of other important political parties are participating in the closing ceremony to be held on this day.
In his letter to Amit Shah, the Congress president said, “If you could personally intervene in the matter and advise the concerned authorities to provide adequate security till the conclusion of the yatra and the celebrations on January 30 in Srinagar, Then I will be grateful to you.” The Bharat Jodo Yatra began on September 7 from the southern tip of the country and will end in Srinagar tomorrow after covering 3,970 km, 12 states and two union territories in about 145 days.
