https://sputniknews.in/20230119/homecoming-rahul-gandhi-arrives-in-jammu-and-kashmir-571309.html
'Homecoming': Rahul Gandhi Arrives in Jammu and Kashmir
'Homecoming': Rahul Gandhi Arrives in Jammu and Kashmir
Sputnik India
Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo yatra (Unite India rally) entered Jammu and Kashmir region on Thursday and the senior Congress politician termed his visit as a homecoming.
2023-01-19T20:30+0530
2023-01-19T20:30+0530
2023-01-19T20:30+0530
kashmir news
india
rahul gandhi
jammu
jammu and kashmir (j&k)
indian national congress (inc)
bharat jodo yatra
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.in/img/07e7/01/13/572020_0:0:3069:1726_1920x0_80_0_0_7f4a479292f00d3f9a2cf269ffa9854c.jpg
Senior Congress Party politician Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jammu and Kashmir region on Thursday evening as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India rally), describing the visit to the region as a "homecoming."Gandhi, who has marched on foot from Tamil Nadu state, plans to conclude his rally in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. He is currently in the Lakhanpur area of Jammu and plans to walk to the Kashmir valley next week.The family of Gandhi's great grandfather Jawahar Lal Nehru, who was also India's first prime minister, were Kashmiri Pandits who traced their ancestry to the region.Nehru's father Moti Lal was born in Uttar Pradesh and his mother in Lahore, which is presently located in Pakistan. The families are said to have migrated out of Kashmir in the 18th century.In his speech, Gandhi also attempted to address some of the concerns by affirming that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are part of India.The region has witnessed a more than three-decade anti-India insurgency. Tensions were further exacerbated following the central government's decision to revoke the region's semi-autonomous status in 2019.
india
jammu
jammu and kashmir (j&k)
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2023
Azaan Javaid
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.in/img/07e6/0c/08/19280_0:0:1080:1080_100x100_80_0_0_d0f3f10ac6f30fb5b9e5e21a5e2536ea.jpg
Azaan Javaid
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.in/img/07e6/0c/08/19280_0:0:1080:1080_100x100_80_0_0_d0f3f10ac6f30fb5b9e5e21a5e2536ea.jpg
News
en_IN
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Azaan Javaid
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.in/img/07e6/0c/08/19280_0:0:1080:1080_100x100_80_0_0_d0f3f10ac6f30fb5b9e5e21a5e2536ea.jpg
Rahul Gandhi
Sputnik India
Congress politician
bharat jodo, congress party, jammu and kashmir, rahul gandhi, jawahar lal nehru
bharat jodo, congress party, jammu and kashmir, rahul gandhi, jawahar lal nehru
'Homecoming': Rahul Gandhi Arrives in Jammu and Kashmir
Family of Rahul great grandfather and India's first prime minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru, were part of the Pandit community of Kashmir.
Senior Congress Party politician Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jammu and Kashmir region on Thursday evening as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India rally), describing the visit to the region as a "homecoming."
Gandhi, who has marched on foot from Tamil Nadu state, plans to conclude his rally in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. He is currently in the Lakhanpur area of Jammu and plans to walk to the Kashmir valley next week.
"When I was coming here, I was thinking of my family living in J&K. My family had gone to Uttar Pradesh from Jammu and Kashmir. I am coming home and going to my ancestral place on foot."
Rahul Gandhi
Congress politician
The family of Gandhi's great grandfather Jawahar Lal Nehru, who was also India's first prime minister, were Kashmiri Pandits who traced their ancestry to the region.
Nehru's father Moti Lal was born in Uttar Pradesh and his mother in Lahore, which is presently located in Pakistan. The families are said to have migrated out of Kashmir in the 18th century.
"When a person goes to his roots he learns a lot about his people and the country. I have come here to learn and not dictate," Gandhi said.
In his speech, Gandhi also attempted to address some of the concerns by affirming that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are part of India.
"I know that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered a lot. I have come here with my head bowed. I want to tell you that whatever your religion or caste is, no matter if you're poor or rich and how old you are, you are part of this country. I have said this across the country that in the market of hatred I have come to open the shop of love. There is love in my heart for all of you. For the next nine days I have come to share your pain and suffering," Gandhi said.
The region has witnessed a more than three-decade anti-India insurgency. Tensions were further exacerbated following the central government's decision to revoke the region's semi-autonomous status in 2019.
