‘Nothing can cease us to unite India’: Rahul Gandhi at Mysuru rally amid heavy rains as crowd cheers

Lots of of individuals raised pro-Congress slogans as occasion chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday addressed them amid heavy rains and asserted that nothing can “cease us to unite the nation” by means of the continuing Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Quickly after Gandhi arrived on the venue for the general public assembly on the outskirts of Mysuru, a sudden burst of rain greeted him and the gathering.

Because the Wayanad MP selected to proceed his speech, the crowds cheered for him, whilst many had been seen holding up chairs to thrust back the torrential rain.

“This journey will proceed from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and won’t cease. It’s raining, however the showers haven’t stopped this yatra. Warmth, storm, chilly can’t cease this yatra.

“This river-like journey will persist and on this river you’ll not discover any hint of hate or violence. There’ll solely be love and brotherhood as that is India’s historical past and DNA,” Gandhi instructed the gathering.

Earlier, throughout the day, Gandhi walked for over 10 kilometres from Badanavalu to Mysuru and was welcomed by a beeline of bystanders on either side of the street. The police had been seen struggling to handle the group and keep order amid Congress supporters beating drums of their chief’s welcome.

Whereas roadsides had been dotted with younger folks wanting to catch a glimpse of the Congress chief, girls had been seen on the terrace of their homes to look at Gandhi.

On the venue of the general public assembly in Mysuru later, the Congress chief mentioned nothing can deter the Bharat Jodo Yatra which was aimed toward “stopping hatred and violence unfold by the BJP-RSS”.

On a day the Enforcement Directorate issued summons to Karnataka Congress president DK Shiva Kumar for look on October 7 within the Nationwide Herald case, Gandhi instructed the Mysuru gathering, “Irrespective of how a lot hate and violence the BJP spreads, this yatra will obtain its aim and can unite folks.” The previous Congress president additionally attacked the BJP authorities in Karnataka over graft expenses, accusing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of crossing all limits of corruption.

“This 40 per cent (fee) authorities is taking bribes even from BJP people who find themselves unable to pay up, and regardless of contractor affiliation writing to the prime minister, no motion has been taken,” he mentioned.

Moments after the Mysuru rally, Congress leaders took to Twitter to laud Rahul Gandhi’s rain-soaked second as an indication of his resilience. Twitteratti drew parallels between Gandhi’s handle and the same speech NCP supremo Sharad Pawar delivered amid incessant rains throughout the Maharashtra elections in 2019.

 AICC normal secretaries Jairam Ramesh and Randeep Surjewala took to the microblogging website to say Gandhi was undeterred by rains and was dedicated to his resolve of uniting India.

“On the night of Gandhi Jayanthi, undeterred by a downpour in Mysuru, @RahulGandhi electrified a sea of individuals.

“It was an unequivocal declaration. No pressure can cease the #BharatJodoYatra from uniting India towards hate, from talking up towards unemployment and value rise,” Ramesh mentioned on Twitter whereas sharing Gandhi’s rally video.

In a tweet in Hindi, Surjewala mentioned, “The resolve to cease hate and to struggle towards violence shall proceed…neither rains nor storm will be capable to cease this,” Surjewala mentioned.

A bunch of Congress supporters additionally tweeted Gandhi’s Myrusu rally photographs bearing the caption, “Barsaat ho ya aandhi…nahi rukega yeh Gandhi…(Rain or storm, this Gandhi is not going to cease).”