Bharat Jodo Yatra to renew on sombre notice after MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh’s demise
Deepkamal Kaur
Jalandhar, January 14
The Bharat Jodo Yatra will resume on a sombre notice from Lyallpur Khalsa School in Jalandhar on Sunday afternoon as a mark of respect for Jalandhar MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh, who handed away marching with Rahul Gandhi in Phillaur on Saturday.
There might be no showering of rose petals or the loud chanting of ‘Bharat Jodo’ slogans. The yatra will cross via the streets with out the same old pleasure with no music methods at work. Whilst bhangra groups had been readied to welcome Rahul Gandhi at Lyallpur Khalsa School, the venue of his scheduled halt, this half has been deleted to make the yatra look plain and easy.
On Sunday, Rahul and all massive Congress leaders are scheduled to attend the final rites of the MP at his native Dhaliwal Qadian village. The yatra will begin after everyone seems to be again from there.
The plan of Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh to carry a 20-minute hockey match with him and different Olympians at Lyallpur Khalsa School too has been shelved. The massive minimize outs of Rahul Gandhi and different glitzy posters put up on the route are additionally prone to be taken off. Chief of Opposition and Congress veteran Partap Bajwa too stated: “We’ll maintain it quite simple tomorrow. The temper within the Congress is low however the yatra is to proceed for there are plans lined up and tons of of nationwide padyatris tagging alongside”.
Even in the present day, Chaudhary Santokh Singh and his son Vikramjit Chaudhary had deliberate a whole lot of actions throughout the course of yatra, together with a gathering with Harley Davidson bikers, industrialists of Goraya and interplay with farmers which couldn’t be materialised.
Aside from a Sarv Dharam Samaj stage with clergy heads of all religions arrange at Phillaur and a brief interplay with the inmates of Kusht Ashram, solely an interplay with the ex-servicemen may very well be organised. Col Balbir Singh, who represents the ex-servicemen affiliation in Jalandhar, had met Rahul whereas strolling previous Phillaur and thanked him for ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme.
Phagwara dropped from yatra route
Phagwara: Although former Congress president Rahul Gandhi returned to Phagwara after expressing condolences to the members of the family of the deceased MP, Chaudhary Santokh Singh, in Jalandhar on Saturday, and tenting close to Konica Resorts, all the route passing via town was dropped from the roadmap of Bharat Jodo Yatra. The march was anticipated to achieve Phagwara round 3 pm on Saturday, however the situation modified with the sudden demise of the MP throughout the occasion. oc
No bhangra at Lyallpur Khalsa
- No bhangra groups would welcome Rahul at Lyallpur Khalsa School, the venue of his scheduled halt. This half has been deleted to make the yatra look easy
- Even the large cut-outs of the previous AICC president and different glitzy posters put up on the yatra route are additionally prone to be taken off