Bharat Jodo Yatra Enters Punjab…
Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: On Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib before beginning the Punjab leg of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
He sported a turban and wore a half-sleeved T-shirt to the place of worship.
Mr. Gandhi was accompanied by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and other party leaders.
On Tuesday, Mr. Rahul Gandhi had offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar after concluding the Haryana leg of the march in Ambala district.
He reached Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib on Tuesday evening and stayed for a night there.
Braving the harsh winters, a number of party workers had gathered here to participate in yatra.
According to the schedule of the Punjab-leg of the yatra, it will start from Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib and will pass through Mandi Gobindgarh, Khanna, Sahnewal, Ludhiana, Goraya, Phagwara, Jalandhar, Dasyua and Mukerian.
A rally will be held at Pathankot on January 19 before the yatra enters Jammu and Kashmir.
Mr. Rahul Gandhi will be walking three hours each in the morning and evening as well, covering 25 Kilometres.
The yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, will conclude in Srinagar by January 30, with Mr. Gandhi hoisting the national flag in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
The march has covered Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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