Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 17: A man pounced on Rahul Gandhi during the Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab on Tuesday.
The incident was reported from Hoshiarpur. A man with a yellow jacket approached Rahul Gandhi and attempted to hug him. Workers with the Congress who were standing next to the Gandhi scion shoved him away.
#WATCH | Punjab: A man tried to hug Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Hoshiarpur, was later pulled away by workers.
(Source: Congress social media) pic.twitter.com/aybyojZ1ps
— ANI (@ANI) January 17, 2023
The event occurred just a few weeks after Congress charged serious failings during the Bharat Jodo Yatra by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which was in charge of manning Rahul Gandhi’s Z-plus category security.
On Tuesday morning, the Bharat Jodo Yatra continued its trek in Hoshiarpur’s Tanda. Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, the party’s provincial chairman, Harish Chaudhary, and Raj Kumar Chabbewal were among the senior party figures spotted with Gandhi during the yatra, which would stop for the night at Mukerian.
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Rahul Gandhi spoke with a number of people along the road and had his picture taken with them. He was once more spotted wearing the white T-shirt that he has worn for the majority of the tour.
The former head of Congress claimed on Monday that the yatra was receiving a tremendous amount of support. He has also criticised the BJP-led administration for its policies on inflation and unemployment.
