The Gujarat riots of 2002 have financed several media channels and self-proclaimed activists, and even made the careers of several 'journalists' over the past 21 years.
While HD Deve Gowda of the JD(S) and Rajiv Ranjan 'Lalan' Singh of the JD(U) had written to Congress head Mallikarjun Kharge expressing their inability to attend the occasion, leaders of the Trinamool Congress, RJD, Samajwadi Party, and CPI(M) failed to attend too. Shiv Sena (Thackeray), NCP, TDP, BSP, RLSP, HAM, MDMK, and Kerala Congress also skipped the meeting.
At various stages during this Yatra, Rahul Gandhi went on to prove that the 50th attempt at his grand political launch ended up portraying himself as more miserable than ever.
According to government sources both Mallikarjun Kharge and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury were held up due to the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra that culminated in Srinagar today.
The BJP administration's decision to rename Rashtrapati Bhavan's Mughal Garden to 'Amrit Udyan' instantly triggered certain members of the Congress party