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‘Go Back, Go Back’: Kashmiris stage protest at Lal Chowk towards Rahul Gandhi amid Bharat Jodo Yatra, name it a sham ‘Go Back, Go Back’, locals stage protest at Lal Chowk towards Rahul Gandhi amid Bharat Jodo Yatra, name it a sham

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On Friday, native Kashmiri individuals staged a protest towards Congress chief Rahul Gandhi as he began his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Hatli Morh within the border district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Go Back Rahul Gandhi,” “Rahul Gandhi Hay Hay,” they yelled as they criticized the Bharat Jodo Yatra and known as it a sham. The protests had been held at Lal Chowk in Kashmir.

“The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi is a political stunt. It is not for people. It is for their party which is on the verge of dissolution. Rahul Gandhi is conducting Yatra for his benefit and he has nothing to do with connecting people,” one of many protesters mentioned at Lal Chowk. He additionally said that Congress has finished nothing for Kashmir and now has come right here to attach with individuals.

“It is Congress who has divided Bharat in the past. With what right is Rahul Gandhi coming here to meet Kashmiri people? He has done nothing for the state. Where was he when lakhs of Kashmiris were dying? This is all sham, a lie,” he continued.

Local Kashmiris staged a protest at Lal Chowk Srinagar J&Ok towards Rahul Gandhi. Asks him to return! #RahulGandhiGoBack pic.twitter.com/cWZuBHOlVh

— Sajid Yousuf Shah (@TheSkandar) January 20, 2023

Meanwhile, one other protester reiterated that Bharat was divided by Congress. “Bharat ko inhi logo ne toda hai. Ab kyu aye hai jodne (These are the ones who have created a divide in Bharat. Why have they come now),” he mentioned.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi started his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Hatli Morh on this border space of Jammu and Kashmir. He was joined by different main leaders, together with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut. According to the experiences, the yatra was supposed to start at 7 am however was delayed by an hour and fifteen minutes owing to winter rains. Several Congress leaders adopted Gandhi on the final stage of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, together with Jammu and Kashmir unit president Vikar Rasool Wani and his predecessor G A Mir.

Gandhi focused the BJP and the RSS throughout his march, blatantly accusing them of fostering enmity and executing insurance policies that based on him, have resulted in widespread unemployment.  He alleged that the federal government engaged in mass thievery by diverting individuals’s consideration and subsequently plundering them.

In his speech, Gandhi cited hostility, violence, unemployment, and value will increase as the foremost considerations plaguing the nation, whereas criticizing the media for failing to highlight them.  “I am going back to my roots, I know the suffering of the people of J-K and come to you with a bowed head. My ancestors belonged to this land, I feel I am returning home,” he additional mentioned.

Meanwhile, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and high celebration leaders travelled by bus from his Jammu residence to Kathua to greet Rahul Gandhi at Jammu and Kashmir’s admittance level. Farooq Abdullah, who welcomed him to the Union Territory, drew a hyperlink between Shankaracharya and Gandhi. 

“Many years ago, Shankaracharya traveled from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on a yatra. And you’re doing it today,” the MP said throughout a rally. He claimed that as we speak’s India isn’t Ram’s Bharat or Gandhi’s Hindustan as a consequence of non secular divisions. “If we work together, we will be able to overcome today’s hate,” he remarked.

Earlier, the Congress celebration had mentioned that Rahul Gandhi won’t hoist India’s nationwide flag at Lal Chowk. The celebration believes that unfurling the Tricolor on the Lal Chowk in Kashmir is a part of ‘the RSS agenda’. The yatra is scheduled to culminate at Srinagar with Rahul Gandhi hoisting the nationwide flag on the celebration headquarters on January 30.