As the Bharat Jodo Yatra is slated to enter the "sensitive" state of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir next year, Congress on Wednesday requested the Centre to ensure the safety and security of the party MP Rahul Gandhi during the march.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that she will join the Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra when it reaches the Union Territory next month for a "better India".
The Congress leader's announcement comes after meeting J-K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha which was in connection with the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi.
Talking about the future roadmap of Yatra, he said, "We'll hoist the national flag in Kashmir. We had a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir LG and he offered all sorts of cooperation. NC leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and CPM leader MY Tarigami will join th
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday took a jibe at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on her announcement that she would take part in the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra.
After the ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', which is to culminate in Srinagar on January 26, the Congress is gearing up to launch the 'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign, which is aimed at spreading the message of the yatra across the country.
A day after Congress leader Salman Khurshid compared party leader Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Dushyant Gautam on Tuesday said that Congressmen should roam naked as Lord Ram's 'sena' did.
Congress general secretary Incharge Organisation KC Venugopal and AICC Incharge Jammu and Kashmir Rajani Patil on Monday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to discuss about the upcoming Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi.
The three-day National Executive meeting of the Indian Youth Congress concluded in New Delhi with the resolution to "take the message of Bharat Jodo Yatra to every part of the country", sources said on Monday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter MK Stalin on Monday alleged that speeches of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at the Bharat Jodo Yatra would won't make for good listening for heirs of Nathuram Godse.
Linking the ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to the epic Ramayana, Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid on Monday compared party leader Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram and the Congress to 'Bharat'.