Rahul Gandhi left for Delhi on Thursday night to meet his ailing mother, former Haryana CM Hooda had said. He returned in the morning to join the yatra
In a letter sent on New Year's eve, Das - who has been the head priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple for the past three decades - said he wished Gandhi's mission of 'Sarvajan Sukhay Sarvajan Hitaya'
"He is walking in this harsh weather and this must be appreciated. I must say every one should do Yatra of the country," he said
The yatra entered Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday through Ghaziabad's Loni border after a nine-day break
The next two days, the yatra will be in Kurukshetra and Ambala districts
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The BJP on Tuesday mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for being "perpetually confused" and accused him of wanting India to bow down to China over his recent remarks on the border tensions
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called her brother Rahul Gandhi a "warrior" and said he is not afraid of the might of the government which spent thousands of crores to destroy his image
Party workers joined the Yatra amid singing of patriotic songs and beating of drums, as they proceeded towards Uttar Pradesh
After retirement Dulat served as an advisor on Jammu and Kashmir in the Prime Minister's Office from January 2000 to May 2004
The Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Uttar Pradesh after resuming its second leg of the journey from the national capital following a nine-day year-end break.
The city witnessed snarls in several places as the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi progressed towards Uttar Pradesh with hundreds of supporters in tow
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has slammed the Centre's view on security when it comes to Chinese aggression along the borders, saying the Modi government's "miscalculation on the global view of security"
The yatra has covered more than 110 days and over 3,000 km of march. Starting from the southern states, the yatra moved to Rajasthan and Delhi before the break
Buoyed with the success of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Congress leaders are projecting Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused Union minister Pralhad Joshi of making "big and bogus" statements on Rahul Gandhi and demanded he apologise for his remarks that Gandhi was going on a holiday
Ahead of the resumption of the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is on a winter break, BSP chief Mayawati thanked Rahul Gandhi for inviting her to join the yatra
"The Yatra will enter Jammu and Kashmir on the evening of January 20 and will end with a flag hoisting on Srinagar on January 30," Venugopal said
The BJP hailed as "historic" the Supreme Court order upholding the demonetisation exercise and asked if the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will tender an apology for his campaign against the note ban
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said China is adopting the same principle with India as Russia is with Ukraine, as it is threatening to alter India's boundaries