Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has proceeded for Kedarnath Yatra on foot after he arrived by air at the Dehradun based Jolly Grant airport. From Dehradun, he flew to Gaurikund, located en route to Kedarnath from where his 21 km long trekking began.
The portal of Kedarnath shrine would open tomorrow April 24 for the pilgrims and Rahul would be among the first batch of pilgrims visiting the holy shrine.
Shri #RahulGandhi in Gaurikund. He will embark on a Padyatra to Kedarnath Dham from here. #RGInKedarnath pic.twitter.com/UdWn6kWKce
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Rahul would spend the night at Lincholi base and continue his trekking on Friday morning.
According to sources, Rahul Gandhi is visiting the holy shrine in order to spread a positive message among the pilgrims whose numbers have fallen drastically after the 2013 devastating flood.
An official statement from Uttarakhand Government said that Rahul Gandhi will be accompanied by senior Congress leader Ambika Soni, Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat and state Congress president Kishore Upadhyaya.”
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