Jammu and Kashmir, January 19: Kicking off the last and final leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to enter Jammu and Kashmir on January 19.
The final leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra will go from Punjab’s Pathankot to Jammu and Kashmir from January 19-30.
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Several leaders of Jammu and Kashmir like Abdullah, Omar Abdullah Sanjay Raut, MY Tarigami, Mehbooba Mufti will join Bharat Jodo Yatra.
In the meanwhile, before the start of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said that Congress should keep the recent track records of the leaders joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra as some "might use" it to "whitewash themselves".
Abdullah was responding to a question about whether Congress should allow leaders like former minister Chaudhary Lal Singh, who allegedly tried to "save the rapists" in the Kathua rape case, to join the Yatra which is scheduled to enter Jammu and Kashmir on January 19.
While making a statement, Omar also stated that, "Congress will have to see that some people might use the yatra to whitewash themselves (their past). We should not forget the role of those leaders who tried to save the rapist and played with the sentiments of the people. It is not hidden. These leaders will use the yatra to present themselves as secular. This is wrong. Congress leaders should see who is joining the yatra and what the recent track records have been of those leaders.”
Earlier on Wednesday, People Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti reacted on the issue and said that the "motive" behind the yatra is more important than who is joining it.
Mufti's reaction came after Congress "allowed" former BJP leader and minister Choudhary Lal Singh to join Bharat Jodo Yatra.