At a gathering held to mark the culmination of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, representatives of several national and regional parties braved snowfall and bitter cold to share the platform with Congress leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi also addressed the public rally amid heavy snowfall at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar. The rally included leaders from several parties including DMK, JMM, BSP, NC, PDP, CPI, RSP, VCK and IUML.
Addressing the rally, Rahul Gandhi also attacked the BJP as well as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He said unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, he has witnessed violence at a very young age. "My grandmother (Indira Gandhi) was shot dead...my father (Rajeev Gandhi) was also killed...I have seen violence in my life, not PM Modi and Amit Shah," he added.
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MP also talked about his much-hyped t.shirt during the yatra. "...Four children came to me. They were beggars&had no clothes on...I hugged them...They were cold&shivering. Maybe they didn't have food. I thought that if they're not wearing jackets or sweaters, I too shouldn't wear the same..." he added.
Meanwhile, Priyanka Gandhi accused the BJP of doing politics that is dividing, breaking, and affecting the nation. "Standing here, I can say that the politics going on in the country is something which can't benefit the nation. A politics that divides & breaks, affects the nation. So, in a way, this was a spiritual yatra," she said.
"When my brother was coming to Kashmir, he sent a message to my mother & me. He said he has a unique feeling of going home. He said his family members are waiting for him. They come & hug him with tears in their eyes and their pain & emotions are entering his own heart," she added.