Suhail Dar
Since early Friday morning, thousands of Kashmiri locals flocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway to welcome Rahul Gandhi who is marching from Kanyakumari to Kashmir in Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Congress workers from all over Kashmir reached Banihal and Qazigund to welcome their leader to the Kashmir valley. The yatra will culminate in a rally in Srinagar on January 30.
Among several participants was Omar Abdullah who met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Banihal, moments before the Yatra was suspended for the day due a security lapse.
The sudden withdrawal of security personnel from the D-area has caused a serious security breach at the #BharatJodoYatra at Banihal, Kashmir.
Who ordered this?The authorities responsible must answer for this lapse & take appropriate steps to prevent such incidents in future.
— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) January 27, 2023
Congress leader said that Bharat Jodo Yatra was denied security cover in Banihal on Friday. “The sudden withdrawal of security personnel from the D-area has caused a serious security breach at the Bharat Jodo Yatra at Banihal, Kashmir. Who ordered this?” tweeted party leader KC Venugopal. “The authorities responsible must answer for this lapse & take appropriate steps to prevent such incidents in future,” he added.
Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Banihal in Jammu Kashmir on Friday after a day’s break due to Republic Day celebrations.
According to Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh, the yatra has passed through various districts of Jammu and covered almost 90 kilometres in the erstwhile state.