In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Congress MP said he met a delegation of Kashmiri Pandit employees during the recent 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' when it entered Jammu and Kashmir and they told him that the administration is forcing them to return to the valley for work.
Addressing the closing ceremony of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar amid snowfall, Rahul Gandhi said that he was advised against walking the Jammu and Kashmir lap on the grounds that he could face a grenade attack
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir and leader Rahul Gandhi saying "the leader brought all anti-social elements together through Bharat Jodo Yatra."
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday narrated a story of four children whom he met during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, and said that they were beggers who did not wear sweaters, shivering in winters, which inspired him not to do the same during the yatra.
The top leaders of political parties including the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Trinamool Congress (TMC), and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) did not turn up at final event of Rahul Gandhi-led the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar on Monday.
Targeting the Centre over the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders should walk from Jammu to Lal Chowk if the situation is so good in the Union Territory.
On the eve of the culmination of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the foot march has been one of the "most beautiful and profound experiences of his life."
The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started in Kanyakumari on September 7, will conclude on January 30 in Srinagar after covering 3,970 km, 12 states, and two Union territories.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday joined the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra that resumed from the Chersoo village in Awantipora after being cancelled on Friday.
In the letter, the Congress leader mentioned that a huge number of people will be joining the Yatra over the next two days and also at the function to be held on January 30 in Srinagar.
The Police said steps had been taken to ensure best possible security for the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra and organisers and managers did not intimate about a large gathering from Banihal joining the Yatra, which thronged near the starting point