Former Congress Party President and MP Rahul Gandhi went on a Ladakh tour for August 17-18, but has not returned yet. After reaching Ladakh and Khardung La by bike, he is meeting people, getting photographs taken, talking. Rahul will be there till August 25. His visit has been extended. Apart from Ladakh, he is yet to visit many other areas. Along with this there are many big questions too? When Rahul Gandhi went to Ladakh, on this pretext, the issue of Chinese intrusion has become alive again. In such a situation, is he now preparing to compete directly with the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
Regarding the second phase of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, a former Union Minister of the Congress Party says that you can consider it as such. However, this visit of Rahul Gandhi was only for two days. Now he will end his visit to Ladakh on 25 August.
Congress party source says that Rahul Gandhi wants to start his Bharat Jodo Yatra. However, the leaders of the party are still busy preparing for the assembly elections in states including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan. Lok Sabha elections are proposed in 2024. In such a situation, a section of Congress leaders thinks that they should look at alternatives like traveling to Ladakh. The Congress party also has an interest in this. Sources reveal that the biggest reason for this is the ever-increasing popularity and acceptance of Rahul Gandhi among the public. Congress leaders have different opinions regarding Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Ladakh and the commencement of the second phase of Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Why has Rahul Gandhi gone to Ladakh?
When asked about Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Ladakh, a former minister, who is counted among the strategists of the Congress party, says that he is the only leader of the Congress party and the opposition who keeps raising burning issues of national interest from time to time. The source says that the Indian and Chinese forces have been deployed on a large scale since 2020 on both sides of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Chinese soldiers had entered the Indian territory and the buffer zone agreed upon between the two countries is also on our land.
U.P. From Congress leader Kamal Kishore Commando says that the government is trying to cover up on this issue. Rahul Gandhi is doing his job as the leader of the opposition. He has revived this issue and the central government should come out with a white paper on this issue. There is only one other leader of the Congress. He is working on security and global affairs. He says that the Chinese army is on Indian territory in Depsang, Demchok. Just now the military commanders of both the 19th round had talks. In all the talks that have taken place, issues like Depsang, Demchok are not being raised.
Is Rahul preparing to compete with Prime Minister Modi’s image?
The old General Secretary of the Congress and a senior leader who was once counted close to former Congress President Sonia Gandhi said that wait now. The source says that Rahul Gandhi is working hard. People’s perception about them is changing. The source says that a change is also being seen in the way of communication of Rahul Gandhi. A lot of pressure is visible on the central government from Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. It is also Rahul Gandhi’s job as the leader of the opposition. BJP leaders and Union ministers have also reacted to Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Ladakh.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has called it an old habit of Rahul. Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in response that do whatever you want, but why do you try to demoralize the Indian security forces? Ravi Shankar Prasad linked the nature of his reaction to Operation Balakot and Uri attacks, demanding proofs by the Congress party and the fallout of the 1962 Indo-China war.
Ravi Shankar Prasad says what can be expected from such Rahul Gandhi? Union Minister Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur also reacted to this visit of Rahul Gandhi. However, Rahul Gandhi has confined himself to a restrained statement during his visit to Ladakh. Rahul Gandhi also made a statement yesterday that the people of Ladakh are saying that China has occupied our land. Rahul went to Pengog Tse Lake on 19 August. On 20 August, he paid tribute to his father there. It goes on to say that after the intrusion of Chinese troops in 2020, the issue of Pegong Tse Lake was also very important. Senior Congress leader BK Hariprasad says that Rahul Gandhi is showing the mirror directly to the central government.
