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Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Pandavapura, participating in a public event of the party after a long gap.
Amid cheers and slogan-shouting by party workers, Sonia Gandhi walked besides her son Rahul Gandhi and other leaders for a few kilometres in Mandya district of Karnataka.
Sonia Gandhi joins Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Karnataka’s Mandya
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A number of senior Congress leaders, including former chief minister Siddaramaiah and Pradesh Congress Committee president D K Shivakumar, walked along with the Gandhis.
Security personnel had a tough time controlling the crowds which jostled to get a glimpse of the Congress president. This is the first time that Sonia Gandhi has joined a public event after recovering from COVID-19 earlier this year.
The Congress president had contracted coronavirus twice and was also hospitalised. Sonia Gandhi has not been electioneering or participating in public events of the party for a long time due to health reasons.
On the yatra in Karnataka PCC chief DK Shivakumar told ANI , After Vijayadashami, there will be Vijaya in Karnataka. We are proud that Sonia Gandhi has come to walk on the streets of Karnataka. We are coming to power in the state, and BJP is on the way to closing its shop
