New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has abruptly ended his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh and left for his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad on Saturday night, because the area grapples with a spate of untamed elephant assaults. Gandhi will resume his yatra from Prayagraj on Sunday afternoon, the get together mentioned. Gandhi’s choice to go to Wayanad got here after a forest division eco-tourism information, who was stationed on the well-liked Kuruva Island, succumbed to his accidents on the Kozhikode medical school on Friday. He was one of many victims of a wild elephant assault that came about on Friday morning.
Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh introduced Gandhi’s departure on X, saying that his presence was urgently required in Wayanad. He mentioned that Gandhi would depart Varanasi at 5 pm and resume his yatra at three pm on February 18th at Prayagraj.
Hartal In Wayanad Over Man-Animal Battle
In the meantime, Wayanad witnessed a district-wide hartal on Saturday, referred to as by the ruling LDF, opposition UDF and BJP, to demand everlasting options to the man-animal battle within the space. The hartal affected the traditional life within the district, as outlets and companies remained shut and autos stayed off the roads.
Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which goals to unfold the message of justice and join with the frequent individuals, entered Uttar Pradesh on Friday and can cowl the state earlier than shifting to Rajasthan. Rajesh Tiwari, Congress secretary in control of Uttar Pradesh, mentioned that Gandhi would skip the Bhadohi leg of the yatra because of his Wayanad go to, however the yatra would go on.
He mentioned that Gandhi would be a part of the yatra once more at Prayagraj on Sunday afternoon. The yatra, which began from Manipur, will traverse 6,700 km via 15 states and finish in Mumbai.
