Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was admitted to a hospital due to illness, and she will be unable to attend the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, today (February 16). She took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that she has become ill and will join the Yatra once she recovers.
Priyanka, in an X post said: "I was eagerly waiting for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to reach Uttar Pradesh, but due to illness I had to be admitted to the hospital today itself. I will join the journey as soon as I feel better. Till then, I wish all the passengers reaching Chandauli-Banaras, my colleagues and dear brother from Uttar Pradesh who are diligently preparing for the journey".
The yatra is entering the state through Varanasi on today, February 16, and then reaching Amethi on February 19 via Bhadohi, Prayagraj, and Pratapgarh.
On February 19, Rahul Gandhi will address a public meeting at Gauriganj in Amethi Lok Sabha constituency. The yatra will reach Raebareli the next day from where it will proceed to Lucknow where Rahul Gandhi and other participants are likely to make a night halt.
Raebareli remains the sole Lok Sabha seat held by the Congress in UP, currently represented by Sonia Gandhi. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Rahul Gandhi lost the Amethi seat to Union minister Smriti Irani, known as the "karmabhoomi" of the Nehru Gandhi family, which has a historical association with the country's independence, unity, and integrity.
The yatra's itinerary includes Unnao on February 21, entering Kanpur via Unnao city and Shuklaganj, then proceeding to Jhansi via Kanpur and Hamirpur before entering Madhya Pradesh on the same day.
The initial plan was for the yatra to stay in Uttar Pradesh until February 26, reaching Bareilly from Lucknow, and then continuing to Aligarh and Agra before entering Rajasthan, as per the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra website.