Rahul resumes yatra after 2-day break

The yatra will halt for the night near Siliguri, a state Congress leader said

Rahul resumes yatra after 2-day break

Rahul during ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam. File Pic/PTI

The Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ resumed from West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Sunday after a two-day break. Sitting atop an SUV along with state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gandhi traversed through the town of Jalpaiguri, as he waved at onlookers.

The yatra will halt for the night near Siliguri, a state Congress leader said. On Monday, it will head to Islampur in Uttar Dinajpur district, before entering Bihar, he said. Earlier in the day, Gandhi was received at the Bagdogra airport in Siliguri in the northern part of the state by Chowdhury. The yatra is scheduled to re-enter West Bengal on January 31 via Malda and then after travelling through Murshidabad, it will leave the state on February 1.

Will identify Rahul’s body double: Himanta

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said he will soon share the name and address of a body double used by Rahul Gandhi during the yatra. Sarma had brought up the allegation of a body double being used during the yatra on Thursday.

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