Congress leader and Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyaan, followup of Bharat Jodo Yatra, in-charge RC Khuntia on Thursday said that any party leader, functionary or MP does not participate in the party's upcoming programme then it will be a serious matter.
Himachal Pradesh state Congress President and member of parliament Pratibha Singh on Thursday thanked people and party workers who joined Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra and said that the country is on its way to change.
The Yatra will reach Jammu's Kathua at 6.45 pm on Thursday, party leaders said.
According to the INC's official Twitter handle, the flag transfer ceremony would be held in Kathua's Lakhanpur near Maharaja Gulab Singh's statue on Jan 19.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has said that Congress should see the recent track records of the leaders joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra as some "might use" it to "whitewash themselves".
Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and other dignitaries visit Kathgarh Temple and perform pooja. The Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed on Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh.
Ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra's entry into Jammu and Kashmir, People Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that the "motive" behind the yatra mattered more than who is joining it.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended greetings to the people of Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, who participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kangra's Malot amid the cold wave.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi which entered Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday resumed from Manser in Kangra district on Wednesday morning before heading towards its last leg in Kashmir.
"In view of Choudhary Lal Singh's proposal of joining Bharat Jodo Yatra and Congress allowing the same, I am left with no other option but to resign from Congress. Lal Singh was responsible for sabotaging the Kathua rape case in 2018 by brazenly defending rapists," she tweeted.
Braving the biting cold, several people, including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu joined Rahul Gandhi in the Bharat Jodo Yatra.