Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday resumed his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY) from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. He resumed the yatra from Golgadda area and offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
"Rahul Gandi visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple and got blessings of Baba Vishwanath and Maa Ganga... Every BJP leader is allowed to enter the temple with their cameras but we weren't allowed by the administration. Also, the temple administration is yet to release any such visual (of Rahul Gandhi offering prayers), that we can show you...," said UP Congress chief Ajay Rai said.
As part of his yatra, Rahul Gandhi will hold discussions with the skilled artisans of Varanasi.
Resuming his yatra from Golgadda crossing, Rahul Gandhi will pass through Visheshwarganj market and Maidagin crossing. He will then reach Godowlia crossing, where he will address the public.
"Apart from being PM Modi's constituency, Varanasi is also a pilgrimage site and also a city mentioned in ancient scriptures... People are very excited to support Rahul Gandhi's promise of five-point justice...," said state Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey.
Apna Dal (Kameravadi) leader Pallavi Patel likely to join Rahul's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
In another significant development, Apna Dal (Kameravadi) leader Pallavi Patel has also announced that she will join Rahul Gandhi’s yatra.
Pallavi, who won the 2022 assembly polls on a Samajwadi ticket, is upset over the selection of SP candidates for Rajya Sabha.
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said, "Before Rahul Gandhi enters the state through the Naubatpur border, Priyanka Gandhi will reach Chandauli to welcome the BJNY in UP. Both of them will address a public meeting at National Inter College in Saiyyedraja township and later march up to Shaheed Sthal. Following a night halt in Chandauli, the march will enter Varanasi on Saturday."
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