India

After 6 days in Punjab, Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Himachal

The flag handover ceremony was held on the border village of Ghatota in the hill state.

Share

Shimla: After six days in Punjab, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra on Wednesday entered Himachal Pradesh where Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and state party President Pratibha Singh, among other party leaders, welcomed the day-long leg of the march in the state.

The flag handover ceremony was held on the border village of Ghatota in the hill state.

On entering the state, Rahul Gandhi said: “You had asked that yatra should pass through Himachal Pradesh. We changed the entire route.

“We gave little time to Himachal Pradesh, only one day, more time should have been given.”

He added the yatra has to reach Srinagar on January 30, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Pratibha Singh told the senior Congress leader that she had assured during a meeting in Delhi before the Assembly elections that “Himachal Pradesh aapki jholi mein aayega (Congress will win Himachal Pradesh elections)”.

“The beginning has been made in Dev Bhoomi and similarly we will hoist the Congress flag in every state,” she added.

This post was last modified on January 18, 2023 10:27 am

Indo-Asian News Service

Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is a private Indian news agency. It was founded in 1986 by Indian American publisher Gopal Raju as the "India Abroad News Service" and later renamed. The service reports news, views and analysis from the subcontinent about the country, across a wide range of subjects.

Load more...