Actor Kamal Haasan Joins Congress Yatra With Gandhis In Delhi

New Delhi:

1000’s of individuals joined the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra right this moment as Rahul Gandhi marched by means of Delhi amid calls by the Well being Minister to observe Covid protocols. Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan additionally joined the Gandhis yatra in Delhi right this moment.

A number of get together leaders, together with Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala have been seen marching with Mr Gandhi.

Later, former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and get together normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi additionally joined Rahul. That is the second time Sonia Gandhi has joined the yatra. In October, she had taken half within the Congress’ mega foot march in Karnataka.

Because the Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the nationwide capital from Faridabad early this morning, Delhi Congress Chief Anil Chaudhary welcomed Mr Gandhi, different get together leaders and the yatris at Badarpur Border amid “Rahul Zindabad” chants.

Whereas addressing get together staff and leaders, Rahul Gandhi reiterated that the motive of his yatra is to open a ‘mohabbat ki dukaan’ (store of affection) amid a ‘nafrat ka bazaar’ (market of hatred).

“Frequent man of the nation is now speaking about love. In each state, lakhs have joined the yatra. I’ve informed folks of RSS and BJP that we’re right here to open store of affection in your ‘bazar’ of hatred,” Mr Gandhi stated.

Mr Gandhi stated the aim of the Yatra is to showcase “actual Hindustan” the place folks assist one another. “They (BJP, RSS) unfold hatred, we (Congress) unfold love,” he stated.

Earlier, Well being Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had written to Rahul Gandhi asking him to make sure Covid “protocols” are adopted throughout Bharat Jodo Yatra.

In his clapback, Mr Gandhi cited PM Narendra Modi’s current ballot marketing campaign in Gujarat and the BJP’s “Jan Aakrosh Yatra” in Rajasthan. “The BJP is taking out yatras in numerous states. However the Well being Minister is sending letter solely to us,” he stated.

Congress had alleged that the BJP wished to cease Mr Gandhi’s yatra as it’s afraid of the love Bharat Jodo Yatra has acquired.

In the present day’s yatra will conclude at Pink Fort within the night. Congress’ mega march, which accomplished 100 days on December 16, will take a nine-day year-end break and can once more resume on January 3 from Delhi.

The Delhi Police have launched a site visitors advisory asking commuters to keep away from sure routes and make “most use” of public transport. The site visitors, says the advisory, is anticipated to stay heavy from Badarpur to Pink Fort.

“There will probably be graded and dynamic diversion to make sure clean site visitors administration and facilitate commuters whereas making certain security of pedestrians on roads,” stated the advisory.