Mr Gandhi is set to reach the shrine on Friday when its gates will be open for pilgrims
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi at Lincholi near Gaurikund on his way to Kedarnath on Thursday (Photo: PTI)
Dehradun: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday embarked on a yatra to Kedarnath by beginning his 16-km trek up in the Uttarakhand mountains to pay obeisance at the temple.
Mr Gandhi, along with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat and state Congress chief Ambika Soni, reached the Jolly Grant airport in Gaurikund by a government helicopter around 2 pm, media-in-charge of the CM, Surendra Kumar said.
Mr Gandhi is set to reach the shrine on Friday when its gates will be thrown open for pilgrims. Mr Gandhi recently returned from his 57-day sabbatical and was leading the Congress on farmers’ issue. However, he did not attend the debate in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
( Source : PTI )
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