NEW DELHI, Sept 14: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said Bharat Mata is the voice of every Indian and asserted that he will do everything he can to amplify the voice of Ladakh, as he shared a video of his recent visit to the Union Territory on a motorcycle.
Sharing the video on X, Rahul Gandhi said his father Rajiv Gandhi had once told him that Pangong Tso Lake was one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
“Since then, I have always yearned to go to Ladakh, and as I continued on my Bharat Jodo Yatra, I thought, what better way to visit Ladakh than on a motorcycle!” Gandhi said.
A journey has all kinds of discoveries, and the most incredible one was the love and humility of the Ladakhi people, the former Congress chief said in his post in Hindi.
Their empathy and wisdom about Ladakh is unmatched and any plan for the future development of the region must be based on their input, he asserted.
“Ladakh is one of India’s crown jewels and one of the world’s most important strategic locations. It broke my heart to see a sense of betrayal in the eyes of the people. They felt betrayed by the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) when he lied about the Chinese occupation of our land,” Gandhi said.
They felt betrayed by the BJP government when it failed to fulfil any of its promises, he said.
“A Government must empower all of its people and Ladakh needs good governance. Bharat Mata is the voice of each and every Indian and I will do everything I can to amplify the voice of Ladakh,” Rahul Gandhi said.
Sharing the video, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that on January 24, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi had met a delegation from Ladakh in Jhajjar Kotli and it included people who wanted him to come to Ladakh.
“He fulfilled his promise last month. Taking forward the Bharat Jodo Yatra, he went to Ladakh,” he said.
The video shows Rahul Gandhi with a group of biking enthusiasts who travelled with him to Pangong Tso Lake and other areas of Ladakh on motorcycles, often through rough and rocky terrain. It also shows Gandhi interacting with various groups around Ladakh and getting to know their demands.
“I spoke with the people, mothers, sisters and youth, and tried to understand what is in your heart. One thing is clear the ideology of Gandhi and the Congress is in the blood and DNA of Ladakh. I would like to tell you that in the next Parliament session, I will raise your main issues,” he is heard saying to the people of Ladakh in the video.
Gandhi along with scores of people from the Congress had undertaken a nearly 4,000-km Kanyakumari-to-Kashmir journey from September last year to January.
Meanwhile, Congress today issued a three-line whip to all its MPs, directing them to be present in Parliament during its special session from September 18 to 22.
According to sources, the whip was issued in view of some key agenda that may be brought in during the session.
“Very important issues will be taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha during this special session i.e. from September 18 to 22, 2023.
“All members of Congress party in the Rajya Sabha are requested to kindly remain present in the House from 11 am onwards till the adjournment of the House from September 18 to September 22 without fail and support the party’s stand,” the three-line whip states. “This may be treated as most important,” it added.
A similar whip was issued for all Congress MPs in Lok Sabha.
The Government on Wednesday listed a special discussion on Parliament’s journey of 75 years, starting from the Samvidhan Sabha, on the first day of the five-day session of Parliament beginning September 18.
During the session, the Government has also listed the bill on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners to be taken up for consideration and passage. The bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha during the last Monsoon session.(PTI)
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