Leh: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reached Lamayuru, identified for its historical monastery and unbelievable panorama, driving a bike from Leh city, a celebration chief mentioned. Gandhi, who’s at the moment on a tour of the Union Territory of Ladakh, coated a distance of about 130 km to achieve Lamayuru the place he’ll keep in a single day earlier than shifting to Zanskar, a tehsil of Kargil district, on Wednesday. He shall be in Kargil city on Thursday.
The 53-year-old chief returned to Leh from Nubra Valley on a bike on Monday and was given a heat welcome by folks in the principle market within the night, Congress spokesperson and chief of opposition in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Growth Council (LAHDC), Leh, Tsering Namgyal informed PTI.
Gandhi reached Ladakh on August 17 and is scheduled to go to Kargil within the subsequent couple of days throughout his over week-long tour of the area, his first after the area was granted UT standing after being carved out from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019.
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“Bharat Jodo is deeply rooted in each Indian’s coronary heart and thoughts. The resonating chant of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ echoing via the streets of Leh serves as a robust instance of this unity. No energy can suppress this voice, brimming with affection and camaraderie,” Gandhi wrote on his social media account.
The Wayanad MP additionally shared photos and a video the place he was seen holding a tricolour whereas assembly a bunch of veterans on the primary flooring of a constructing and waving to the cheering crowd gathering on the streets of Leh important market.
Namgyal, who took the previous Congress president via the principle market, mentioned Gandhi walked to some fruit distributors on the roadside to “find out about their issues amid inflation”.
“The individuals who gathered round chanted slogans in reward of Gandhi and likewise took selfies with him,” he mentioned, including Gandhi additionally interacted with a household residing within the city.
On Saturday, Gandhi rode a bike from Leh to Pangong Lake and stayed in a single day to have a good time the start anniversary of his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi the subsequent day.
On his return from Nubra Valley on the motorbike, Gandhi took photos at Khardungla, the world’s highest motorable street at a top of 18,380 ft.
On his approach to Lamayuru alongside the Leh-Kargil nationwide freeway, Gandhi stopped on the well-known magnetic hill and had lunch on the well-known Alchi Kitchen, Namgyal, who accompanied Gandhi on the journey, mentioned.
