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New Delhi, Oct 27: After taking a three-day vacation for Diwali and the installation of Mallikarjun Kharge as the party’s leader, Rahul Gandhi leads Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Telangana’s Narayanpet on Thursday.
“After a 3-day break for Diwali and Kharge-ji’s taking over, Bharat Jodo Yatra will resume at 6 am tomorrow [Thursday] from Makhtal in Narayanpet district of Telangana. Farmer interactions will take place at 2pm, as always. Bharat Yatris including RahulGandhi are refreshed and eager to restart,” tweeted Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday.
#WATCH | Congress party's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Makhtal in Narayanpet district of Telangana today, after a 3-day break for Diwali and Mallikarjun Kharge's take over as the party president.
This is day 50 of the Yatra.
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— ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2022
In front of party heavyweights, including Rahul Gandhi, Kharge assumed the presidency of the Congress on Wednesday during a ceremony at the Delhi headquarters of the organisation. Soon after, the members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top decision-making body of the party, resigned to give Kharge the freedom to assemble his own team.
By the conclusion of the day, the 47-member Steering Committee that will take the place of the CWC had all 20 of its members and 23 of its 24 permanent invitees returned.
