Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to join the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ again this week in Rajasthan where she is on a four-day scheduled visit and also celebrate her birthday on Friday with her children Rahul Gandhi who is leading the 3,500 km yatra and Priyanka Gandhi who was part of the yatra in Madhya Pradesh.
Sonia reached Sawai Madhopur district of the desert State on Thursday evening and according to a party spokesperson, she will celebrate her 76th birthday with Rahul and Priyanka on Friday. "Sonia Gandhi reached Jaipur in the morning in a routine flight from New Delhi. Thereafter, she took a chopper from Jaipur airport and reached Sawai Madhopur. A few hours later Rahul and Priyanka joined her at a luxury resort near Ranthambore Tiger Reserve," the spokesperson said.
She may likely participate in the Bharat Jodo Yatra on December 10, a day reserved for women participants, the official said. "It is her personal visit and no leader is called or permitted to meet. There are chances that CM Ashok Gehlot and state party Chief Govind Singh Dotasra may meet on her birthday," the spokesperson said. Sonia had participated in the Karnataka leg of the yatra last month.
The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is passing through the Kota district, was paused after the first half of Thursday. It will resume on December 10. The march entered its 93rd day on Thursday in which the Gandhi scion walked a 24 km stretch in one go. Later, he too flew to Ranthambore from Bundi in a chopper.