Congress on Monday marked the culmination of its Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, amid heavy snowfall. Party leaders hoisted the Indian national flag and took out a rally to conclude the yatra that traversed a dozen states and two Union territories in nearly five months after its launch on September 7 last year in Kanyakumari, clocking over 4,000 km. Pic/Official Twitter account of Congress
Updated On: 2023-01-30 02:28 PM IST
During the course of the yatra, Rahul Gandhi addressed 12 public meetings, over 100 corner meetings, 13 press conferences. He had over 275 planned walking interactions and more than 100 sitting interactions. Pic/official Twitter account of Congress
Srinagar had received heavy rain and snowfall on Sunday night and photographs from this morning showed the Gandhi siblings playing with snow at the Congress party headquarters. Pic/official Twitter account of Congress
In the rally, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge began from the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium and were joined by representatives from DMK, NC, PDP, CPI, RSP and IUML. Pic/PTI
Donning a white T-shirt and a sleeveless jacket, the former Congress chief hoisted the flag at the camp site in Panthachowk to the tunes of the national anthem played to mark the culmination of the yatra, amid a fresh snowfall in the city. Pic/official Twitter account of Congess
The local administration had made stringent security arrangements for the programme as Lal Chowk was off limits for vehicular traffic for the second consecutive day. Pic/PTI
