Congress suspends Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo yatra; media interaction venue changed
Kanwar Inder singh/ January 14,2023
The Congress on Saturday suspended Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Yatra, which was in Punjab, for a day as a mark of respect for party MP Santokh Singh Choudhary from Jalandhar who died following a heart attack during the march.
Also the scheduled press conference (PC) of former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi at Jalandhar on January 15 has been postponed Now, it will take place at Hoshiarpur on January 17.
“Bharat Jodo Yatra will be suspended for 24 hours as a mark of respect for Santokh Singh Choudhary, Congress MP from Jalandhar who passed away this morning. The Yatra will resume tomorrow afternoon from Khalsa College Ground, Jalandhar,” AICC general general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter.
“Due to the unexpected and shocking demise of Santokh Singh Chaudhary, Congress MP from Jalandhar, the press conference of Rahul Gandhi originally scheduled in Jalandhar tomorrow will now be held on 17th January in Hoshiarpur,” he said in another tweet.
Choudhary died on Saturday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. He was 76.
The two-time MP was taking part in the Rahul Gandhi-led march in Phillaur in Jalandhar where he fainted, said senior party leader Partap Singh Bajwa, who was also marching with other yatris.
(royalpatiala.in News)
