BJP-ruled Karnataka, Sonia Gandhi participates in a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress march

Uttar Pradesh Oct 6, 2022 0 458 Add to Reading List

Due to her health, Sonia Gandhi joined her son Rahul Gandhi's "Bharat Jodo Yatra" in Karnataka today. This was the first time in a very long time that she had taken part in a public event. The Congress president joined Rahul Gandhi's march in Mandya and walked a short distance while being accompanied by numerous party members before getting in a car.

In order to energise the party ranks in the BJP-ruled state that will vote for a new government in a few months, she is anticipated to speak at a rally in Ballary. She had already prayed on Wednesday at a temple in the village of Begur.With the caption "Ma (mother)," the Congress posted a picture of Rahul Gandhi fixing his mother's shoelaces when they were out for a stroll.

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The statewide campaign for the Congress entered Karnataka on September 30 after starting in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, on September 7.

On Monday in the afternoon, Sonia Gandhi landed in Mysuru. After contracting a Covid infection earlier this year, this is her first excursion in public. Her most recent roadshow appearance was in Varanasi in 2016.
DK Shivakumar, the head of the Karnataka Congress, said it was an issue of pride for the party that Sonia Gandhi participated in the march.

"After Vijayadashami, Karnataka will experience Vijaya (victory). We are honoured that Sonia Gandhi travelled to Karnataka to stroll through its streets. The BJP is on its way to closing up shop as we take office in the state "Targeting the ruling party on accusations of corruption, Mr. Shivakumar added.

Rahul Gandhi intends to walk 3,570 kilometres through 12 states as part of his drive to "unite India" and protest the BJP's "divisive tactics." After several setbacks, the campaign, for which Rahul Gandhi and other Congress officials have been sleeping in containers, tries to motivate party members.

The Gandhis' march for unity comes as the Congress struggles with divisions and prepares for a historic internal election that will pick a president from a party other than the Gandhis for the first time in 25 years.