Bad weather in Srinagar… heavy snowfall, today is the conclusion of the Bharat Jodo Yatra and Congress rally
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has been closed due to continuous snowfall. All flights to Srinagar have been delayed. Vistara Airlines has canceled both its flights from Delhi to Srinagar for a day. Due to bad weather, many opposition leaders who reached the closing ceremony of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, may not be able to attend it.
Srinagar: Heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar may dampen the enthusiasm of the Congress to celebrate the closing ceremony of the ‘ Bharat Jodo Yatra ‘ to be held today. The Congress is organizing a mega rally at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium to mark the conclusion of the 135-day-long Kanyakumari to Kashmir Yatra. Apart from the entire Congress leadership, more than a dozen leaders of opposition parties are expected to attend the rally. However, the snowfall has closed the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, and air traffic may also be disrupted. Due to bad weather, many opposition leaders who reached the closing ceremony of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, may not be able to attend it.
Srinagar airport director Kuldeep Singh Rishi said on Twitter that all flights to Srinagar have been delayed due to low visibility and continuous snowfall. Vistara Airlines has canceled both its flights from Delhi to Srinagar for a day. The closing ceremony of the Bharat Jodo Yatra will begin with flag hoisting at the Congress office in Srinagar, followed by a rally at the stadium. Sources said that 21 parties were invited to the ceremony, but some are not attending due to security reasons. Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, and TDP are among those parties which will not attend the ceremony. The padayatra ended on Sunday with Rahul Gandhi unfurling the national flag in the Lal Chowk area, but the official end is scheduled for today in Srinagar, where it is snowing.
MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party, Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal, Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, CPI(M), CPI, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Kerala Congress, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference led by Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti’s Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party, and Shibu Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is included. The journey from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, the southern tip of the country, began on September 7, 2022, and ended in Srinagar on January 30 after covering a distance of 3,970 km across 12 states, and 2 union territories.
During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi held more than 100 meetings and 13 press conferences. He held more than 275 media interactions and more than 100 meetings during his Padyatra in different states. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will unfurl the national flag at the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters and also unveil a memorial for the Bharat Jodo Yatra. After this, there will be a rally. Rahul Gandhi said in a press conference on Sunday that the Bharat Jodo Yatra
Started in the country’s southern state of Tamil Nadu and ended in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, but it has had a nationwide impact. He stressed that this visit to Congress has provided an alternative vision of the country.
