Ram Mandir Trust secretary praises Rahul Gandhi for Bharat Jodo Yatra
New Delhi, Jan 04: Ram Mandir Trust secretary Champat Rai, praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Tuesday, saying there was nothing wrong with such an initiative.
"I appreciate the young man who is walking through the countryside on foot. Nothing is wrong with it. "I am an RSS worker, and the RSS has never condemned the Bharat Jodo Yatra," Rai said in response to a media question about the Yatra, which entered Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. "He is walking in this harsh weather and this must be appreciated. I must say everyone should do Yatra of the country," he said.
His remarks come a day after Ram Janmabhoomi temple's chief priest -Acharya Satyendra Das 'blessed' Gandhi for the Yatra, news agency PTI reported. I hope and pray that the mission for which you are fighting may be successful. I bless you for your long life, the letter written by Acharya Satyendra Das also said.
Chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi Temple wishes Rahul Gandhi on Bharat Jodo Yatra
He also said that Rahul Gandhi is working for a Nobel cause, which is 'sarvajan hit sarvajan sukhaay' in the interest of the people and for their happiness. I wish the blessings of Lord Rama always be upon you, he also wrote.
Govind Dev Giri, a senior trustee of Ram Mandir Trust, also praised Bharat Jodo Yatra. "I pray to Lord Rama to bless him in order for the nation to remain united, strong, and harmonious," he said. "Bharat Jodo is a good slogan, and India needs to come together," he added.
On
Tuesday,
the
Bharat
Jodo
Yatra
led
by
Congress
leader,
Rahul
Gandhi
resumed
following
a
nine-day
break.
The
Yatra
was
joined
by
former
chief
of
the
Research
and
Analysis
Wing
AS
Dulat,
Shiv
Sena
MP
Priyanka
Chaturvedi.
Priyanka
Gandhi
was
also
there
on
Tuesday
and
will
be
accompanying
Rahul
Gandhi
in
the
UP
leg
of
the
yatra.
Mayawati,
Akhilesh
Yadav
extended
their
wishes
to
the
yatra
but
will
not
be
joining.
BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi's conversation with Kamal Haasan
The Yatra resumed in Delhi on January 2 and is expected to enter Uttar Pradesh by the evening of January 3. Following this the Yatra would enter Jammu and Kashmir through Himachal Pradesh.