Rahul Gandhi’s 24 Minutes Padyatra in Begusarai Ends Abruptly, Meeting Canceled ?

PATNA/BEGUSARAI (MR): Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, concluded his padyatra (foot march) in Begusarai in just 24 minutes. He joined Kanhaiya Kumar’s ‘Stop Migration, Provide Jobs’ march (Palayan Roko aur Job Do) but walked only one kilometer. Rahul Gandhi refused to travel in an open jeep. He was also scheduled to address a street corner meeting (nukkad sabha) in Begusarai, but it was canceled at the last moment due to a lack of time.

During the padyatra, Rahul Gandhi was flanked by Kanhaiya Kumar on one side and Bihar state president Rajesh Ram on the other. While walking, Rahul called a young man from the crowd to join him, held his hand, and continued marching forward. However, he left for Patna four minutes ahead of schedule. More than 10,000 people participated in Rahul Gandhi’s padyatra.

Rahul Gandhi’s program in Begusarai was scheduled from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM. During this time, he was supposed to participate in the padyatra and address the nukkad sabha. However, he departed for Patna at 11:41 AM, four minutes earlier than planned. The reason behind the cancellation of the nukkad sabha, which was to be held near the Kapsiya Chowk Township Gate, remains unclear. It is said that Rahul Gandhi had plans to meet 6-7 delegates as well, but due to the large crowd and time constraints, these meetings could not take place.

Former state president and Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Akhilesh did not attend the padyatra. He, along with Congress state in-charge Krishna Allavaru, participated in an event in Patna. Kanhaiya Kumar, on the other hand, did not attend the Patna event as he had to address the media regarding the Begusarai program. Notably, this was Rahul Gandhi’s third visit to Bihar in this election year. Congress workers displayed tremendous enthusiasm regarding Rahul’s Bihar visit. Meanwhile, Rahul appealed to the youth to join his White T-shirt campaign. (Translated by AI)

(This report has been sourced from Ashok Kumar Thakur’s social media platform and includes his personal views.)