Chief Minister Harish Rawat along with AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi left for lincholi to be part of the eagerly-awaited Kedarnath portal opening ceremony on April 24 on Thursday.
While travelling on foot along the yatra route, Gandhi interacted with those engaged in restructuring roads and lauded their works. He also interacted with shopkeepers, enquiring into how their trade is going on. He assured things would look up for all with the State Government having taken fool-proof measures.
Gandhi scion was given warm welcome on his arrival at Gaurikund with local folk music band. He said that traveling on foot to Kedarnath is a different experience itself. CM Rawat talked to the owners of horses, mules and the local people. locals looked happy seeing two leaders amidst them. CM hoped that things would peak momentum in the coming days as the number of pilgrims would go up substantially.
CM also interacted with the devotees on the Yatra route and asked about the arrangements of Yatra. “They are all exulted with the pilgrimage going on in full swing,” he said. Cabinet Ministers Harak Singh Rawat, Dinesh Dhanai, Vidhan Shabha vice-president Dr Ansuya Prasad Maikhuri and other senior Congress leaders and administrative officers were among those present.