Congress Chief Writes To Amit Shah Seeking Adequate Security For Yatra
NDTV
"We are expecting a huge gathering, including leaders of important political parties at its culmination," he said.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his intervention in ensuring adequate security to the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir.
His letter to Mr Shah comes after the Bharat Jodo Yatra was suspended for the afternoon session on Friday following a "security lapse", with the Congress alleging that the J and K Police had withdrawn security around its leader Rahul Gandhi in the wake of surging crowds during the foot march in Qazigund.
"We are expecting a huge gathering to join the yatra over the next two days and also the function that will be held on January 30 at Srinagar. Many senior Congress leaders and leaders of other important political parties are attending the culmination function. I shall be grateful if you could personally intervene in this matter and advise the concerned officials to provide adequate security till the culmination of the yatra and the function on January 30 at Srinagar," the Congress president said in his letter to the home minister.
He said he is writing after the "unfortunate security lapse" during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
