A man on Tuesday tried to breach the security of Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur. A video of the incident has surfaced over the internet.
Hoshiarpur,UPDATED: Jan 17, 2023 10:45 IST
Screengrab shows man pouncing on at Rahul Gandhi (India Today)
By Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu: A man pounced on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab on Tuesday.
The incident was reported from Hoshiarpur in the state.
A video of the incident showed a man in a yellow jacket coming towards Rahul Gandhi and trying to hug him.
He was pushed away by Congress workers who were standing beside the Gandhi scion.
The incident comes weeks after the Congress accused the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), tasked with providing the inner cordon of Rahul Gandhi’s Z-plus category security, of major lapses during Bharat Jodo Yatra.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed its journey in Hoshiarpur’s Tanda on Tuesday morning. Senior leaders of the party, including its Punjab chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Harish Chaudhary and Raj Kumar Chabbewal, were seen accompanying Gandhi during the yatra that will halt for the night at Mukerian.
Rahul Gandhi, who was again seen wearing the white T-shirt that he has sported for much of the journey, interacted with several people on the way and got photos clicked with them.
On Monday, the former Congress chief had said the yatra is getting an overwhelming response. He had also slammed the BJP government over the issues of unemployment and inflation.
