Azadi Gaurav Yatra: 75 Years Ago Country Showed Strength Of Walking On Path Of Truth, Says Rahul Gandhi

As part of the Azadi Gaurav Yatra, Congress leaders took out a march from the party headquarters to Gandhi Smriti on Tees January Road.

AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and others takes part in the party's 'Azadi Gaurav Yatra' on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, in New Delhi (Source: PTI)

New Delhi: During the "Azadi Gaurav Yatra", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that 75 years ago, the country showed the entire world the strength to walk on the path of truth and non-violence and the party remembered the sacrifices of freedom fighters, as reported by news agency PTI. When asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks about nepotism and dynasty in his Independence Day speech, Rahul Gandhi said he would not comment on these things. He wished everyone on the 76th Independence Day of India.

As part of the Azadi Gaurav Yatra, Congress leaders took out a march from the party headquarters to Gandhi Smriti on Tees January Road. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ambika Soni, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and KC Venugopal among others joined the march.

Later, in a Facebook post in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress took out 'Azadi Gaurav March' on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day. He said, "75 years ago our country showed the whole world the strength of walking on the path of truth and non-violence. Today, we are remembering the sacrifice of all freedom fighters by taking out an 'Azadi Gaurav March' with our Congress family."

Rahul Gandhi also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the place where he was assassinated on Tees January Road. Earlier, in a tweet, Rahul Gandhi shared a quote from the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' speech on Twitter and posted a montage of photographs highlighting India's rich cultural tradition.

"To India, our much-loved motherland, the ancient, the eternal and the ever-new, we pay our reverent homage and we bind ourselves afresh to her service.' Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind," Gandhi tweeted.