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New Delhi, Dec 24: Commuters in Delhi faced a torrid time on Saturday morning as traffic was severely affected in parts of the capital as the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by party leader Rahul Gandhi, entered the city. The Congress party scion was joined by former party chief Sonia Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Vadra and Robert Vadra as party’s pan-India juggernaut arrived in Delhi.
The Delhi Traffic Police had already issued an advisory on Friday cautioning commuters about the routes that were likely to be affected by Delhi leg of Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi will make its morning halt at Delhi’s busy Ashram Chowk at 11 am and will resume at 1 PM.
Authorities expext major traffic snarls in parts of central Delhi later on Saturday when the yatra heads towards the Red Fort via the Mathura road, India Gate and ITO.
The traffic advisory stated that the rally will reach Jai Dev Ashram near Ashram Chowk around 10.30 am and will end at the Red Fort around 4.30 pm.
Delhi Traffic Police expects a large number of pedestrians and vehicles to join the yatra at various points along the route in the capital.
Due to the yatra, traffic is expected to remain heavy from the Badarpur Border to Red Fort. Commuters are requested to cooperate by avoiding or bypassing the affected roads and make maximum use of public transport to ensure a pleasant journey, the advisory had said.
The Yatra which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 has covered nine states so far and is set to culminate in Jammu and Kashmir by the end of January.
The Yatra is on its 108th day and has covered around 3,000 kms in 46 districts across nine states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telengana, Andra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana.
