Rahul Gandhi Should Not Take Part In Bharat Jodo Yatra On Foot In J&K: Security Agencies Issue Alert
New Delhi, 17th January 2023: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra continues in Punjab. The Bharat Jodo Yatra will reach Jammu and Kashmir on 19th January. The yatra will conclude on 30th January in Srinagar. Regarding the security of Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday, the agencies asked to take some precautions while taking out the yatra in the valley.
The biggest concern about his safety is his hiking in the valley. He will be protected by Kashmir Police and CRPF. During the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Tuesday, a major lapse in the security of Rahul Gandhi had come to the fore. An unknown person broke through the security cordon, came inside, and hugged Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi himself pressed on this whole issue of security lapse. Meanwhile, the party’s organization general secretary K.C. Venugopal said the Congress hoped that the government would take appropriate steps on their security concerns.
When asked about this incident in Punjab, DG CRPF, SL Thoussen, said, “If you see the whole sequence of the incident, you will know that those who cross the security cordon are properly frisked and checked. This visit of Rahul Gandhi is no less than a task for the security agencies.” The police are probing whether the hug was part of a conspiracy.
Meanwhile, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the threat from terrorist organizations in the Jammu and Kashmir region continues to be high, and the listing and sanctions by the UNSC are an effective tool to deter such threats and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in the region. . The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which began on 7th September last year from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, will end on 30th January with Rahul Gandhi unfurling the tricolour in Srinagar where he continues to face threats from terrorist organisations.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi said that there was no lapse in his security. Rahul said, “There was no lapse in my security. All I can see is that there was a person who wanted to meet me, wanted to hug me. Don’t know why you are calling it a security flaw. There is a lot of enthusiasm for the Bharat Jodo Yatra and it happens at such a time. This is a common thing.” Rahul Gandhi said that the person was investigated by the security personnel. “He was just excited to meet me…I am opening a shop of love in the market of hatred,” he said.
