Rahul Gandhi has also written a letter saying, “We have walked hand in hand in the beautiful Bharat Jodo Yatra – your faith, your belief in yourselves and in India’s true values will defeat hate and illuminate the path forward. Don’t talk, act. Don’t say, show. Don’t promise, prove. I wish you and your family a very happy Deepawali.”
New Delhi: Congress leader and party’s Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi has wished happy Diwali to all Bharat Yatris and those who are working for Bharat Jodo Yatra camps, party sources said on Tuesday. He also offered silver coins and sweets and urged them to keep their faith in India’s values to defeat hate. In a letter, he said their faith in true values would illuminate the road ahead.
He wrote: “We have walked hand in hand in the beautiful Bharat Jodo Yatra – your faith, your belief in yourselves and in India’s true values will defeat hate and illuminate the path forward. Don’t talk, act. Don’t say, show. Don’t promise, prove. I wish you and your family a very happy Deepawali.”
Tweeting Rahul Gandhi’s letter, the Congress said, “Wow… beautiful … full of affection. On this auspicious occasion of Diwali, Rahul Gandhi ji gave a wonderful gift to Bharat Yatris, camp workers and drivers in the form of a letter, sweets and silver coins – which they will never forget.
Rahul Gandhi is undertaking 3,570-km Bharat Jodo Yatra against the backdrop of hate which has almost divided the nation. The Congress is blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party for it.
The Yatra that began from Kanyakumari on September 7 will continue for five months and pass through five states. The Bharat Yatris have already covered 1,200 kilometres.