Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, BJP State President Suresh Kashyap, State Incharge Avinash Rai Khanna along with a host of other leaders, paid floral tributes at the statue of Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Ridge Maidan in Shimla.
As Congress Party's Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the national capital on Saturday, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at senior BJP leaders including Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
In a letter to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Union Health Minister asked them to follow the COVID-19 guidelines strictly during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra tomorrow, Delhi Congress instructs its party workers and leaders who will be participating in the Yatra to come wearing face masks, as per sources.
Joshi had in his remarks referred to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not being present during the winter session of Parliament that concluded on Friday and said that he is breaking the Bharat Jodo Yatra to holiday abroad.
Despite multiple attempts by the BJP to derail 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Rahul Gandhi-led campaign was receving support from the public, claimed Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday.
Joshi responded to Jairam Ramesh's remarks that the government had suddenly agreed to curtail the session by a week so that "it's use of Covid-19 to defam and derail Bharat Jodo Yatra acquires a shade of respectability".
Slamming the Central government for deliberately targeting the Bharat Jodo Yatra over COVID-19 concerns, the Congress on Wednesday pointed out that BJP has taken out marches in Rajasthan and Karnataka while asserting that public health is a far too serious issue to play party politics on.
Emphasizing the three-fold purposes of this Yatra, Ramesh lashed out at the Modi government. He added, "Economic disparity is rising in the country due to the government's insensitive policies. Price hiking of goods, unemployment, applying GST on goods indiscriminately making the situation w