Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offer prayers at Gurudwara, resumes Bharat Jodo Yatra
The Hindu
On Monday Night, the yatra entered its Maharashtra leg from Telangana at Degloor.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed the foot march from Gurudwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singh ji, Fate Singh Ji at Vanali in Nanded district on November 8, 2022 and is expected to cover over 22 km.
On Monday Night, the yatra entered its Maharashtra leg from Telangana at Degloor.
After addressing a huge crowd from the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the town centre, Mr. Gandhi along with a large number of supporters, walked for nine km and offered prayers at Gurudwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singh ji, Fate Singh Ji at Vanali on the eve of Guru Nanak Jayanti.
Accompanied by a large group of people from Sikh community, and Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, former and Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Mr. Gandhi offered prayers for more than an hour before returning to the campsite at Degloor.
“Started the Yatra in Maharashtra, on the auspicious occasion of Gurpurab with Ardas in Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singh ji, Fate Singh Ji. By following Guru Nanak’s teachings of love, peace, and brotherhood, we will fulfil this resolve to unite India. Greetings of Gurpurab to all the countrymen,” he said.
Nanded district has a significant Sikh population.
On the second day of his 14-day walkathon in the State, Mr. Gandhi will attend a corner meeting at Bhopala Pata of Biloli before halting for the night at Shankar Nagar- Ramtirth at 7 pm.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.