<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi began the Rajasthan leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Jhalawar district on Monday morning, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot in attendance.</p>.<p>The 89th day of the yatra started from Kali Talai in Jhalrapatan, a rural area on the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border.</p>.<p>Gandhi set off the yatra at 6.10 am when the temperature was 13 degrees Celsius, but he was seemingly comfortable walking in a half sleeves T-shirt and trousers teamed with sports shoes, while the other leaders and workers were seen in jackets.</p>.<p>The other notable leaders who accompanied Gandhi were AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra, senior leader Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas.</p>.<p>During the yatra, Gandhi interacted with about half a dozen children and waved at a large number of people who participated in the yatra who called it a "fair". He sipped his morning tea at a dhaba.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/why-is-rahul-gandhi-walking-3218-km-across-india-1168276.html" target="_blank">Why is Rahul Gandhi walking 3,218 km across India?</a></strong></p>.<p>During the yatra, former MP Raghuveer Meena felt uneasiness and he was taken to the district hospital in Jhalawar in an ambulance.</p>.<p>After covering about 14 km, the padayatra halted at Baliborda chauraha. It will resume after lunch from Nahardi area at 3.30 pm.</p>.<p>The Congress party tweeted in Hindi asking its members and supporters not to slow down but deliver "something amazing".</p>.<p>"Bharat Jodo Yatra has saluted the soil of bravery, and Rajasthan, which is a land of histories, will create another history,” the party tweeted.</p>.<p>The yatra entered Rajasthan from Madhya Pradesh on Sunday evening.</p>.<p>While Gehlot shared pictures on Twitter, Pilot took to the micro-blogging platform to convey that the yatra in the state started with a resolve to fulfil hopes and expectations of the youth.</p>.<p>Dotasara tweeted, "The caravan of Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi to tie India in the thread of love, harmony and unity has now set out to create history in Rajasthan."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/rahul-gandhi-speaks-about-real-truth-behind-his-media-image-1168422.html" target="_blank">Rahul Gandhi speaks about 'real truth' behind his media image</a></strong></p>.<p>Rajasthan is the only Congress-ruled state where the yatra has entered and will cover about 500 km passing through Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa and Alwar districts over 17 days before entering Haryana on December 21.</p>.<p>Gandhi will interact with farmers at Lalsot in Dausa on December 15 and address a public meeting at Malakheda in Alwar on December 19.</p>.<p>The yatra started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and has so far covered the five southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana, and then traversed through Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>It will conclude in Jammu and Kashmir in early February 2023, covering 3,570 km in 150 days.</p>
<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi began the Rajasthan leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Jhalawar district on Monday morning, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot in attendance.</p>.<p>The 89th day of the yatra started from Kali Talai in Jhalrapatan, a rural area on the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border.</p>.<p>Gandhi set off the yatra at 6.10 am when the temperature was 13 degrees Celsius, but he was seemingly comfortable walking in a half sleeves T-shirt and trousers teamed with sports shoes, while the other leaders and workers were seen in jackets.</p>.<p>The other notable leaders who accompanied Gandhi were AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra, senior leader Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas.</p>.<p>During the yatra, Gandhi interacted with about half a dozen children and waved at a large number of people who participated in the yatra who called it a "fair". He sipped his morning tea at a dhaba.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/why-is-rahul-gandhi-walking-3218-km-across-india-1168276.html" target="_blank">Why is Rahul Gandhi walking 3,218 km across India?</a></strong></p>.<p>During the yatra, former MP Raghuveer Meena felt uneasiness and he was taken to the district hospital in Jhalawar in an ambulance.</p>.<p>After covering about 14 km, the padayatra halted at Baliborda chauraha. It will resume after lunch from Nahardi area at 3.30 pm.</p>.<p>The Congress party tweeted in Hindi asking its members and supporters not to slow down but deliver "something amazing".</p>.<p>"Bharat Jodo Yatra has saluted the soil of bravery, and Rajasthan, which is a land of histories, will create another history,” the party tweeted.</p>.<p>The yatra entered Rajasthan from Madhya Pradesh on Sunday evening.</p>.<p>While Gehlot shared pictures on Twitter, Pilot took to the micro-blogging platform to convey that the yatra in the state started with a resolve to fulfil hopes and expectations of the youth.</p>.<p>Dotasara tweeted, "The caravan of Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi to tie India in the thread of love, harmony and unity has now set out to create history in Rajasthan."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/rahul-gandhi-speaks-about-real-truth-behind-his-media-image-1168422.html" target="_blank">Rahul Gandhi speaks about 'real truth' behind his media image</a></strong></p>.<p>Rajasthan is the only Congress-ruled state where the yatra has entered and will cover about 500 km passing through Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa and Alwar districts over 17 days before entering Haryana on December 21.</p>.<p>Gandhi will interact with farmers at Lalsot in Dausa on December 15 and address a public meeting at Malakheda in Alwar on December 19.</p>.<p>The yatra started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7 and has so far covered the five southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana, and then traversed through Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>It will conclude in Jammu and Kashmir in early February 2023, covering 3,570 km in 150 days.</p>