Rahul Gandhi Dons Raincoat During Bharat Jodo Yatra In J&K's Ramban Amid Inclement Weather. In Pics

The second leg of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, which was supposed to begin this afternoon in the nearby highway town of Banihal, was canceled on Wednesday due to bad weather and landslides. ( Image Source: PTI )

Gandhi resumed his march from Ramban on Wednesday morning, but the inclement weather forced him to stop. Because tomorrow is a rest day, the march will now resume on Friday. ( Image Source: PTI )

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which is the only all-weather road that connects Kashmir to the rest of the country, is 270 kilometers long and runs from Ramban to Banihal. There are several problematic sections, such as Panthiyal, Mehar, and Magerkote, where stones frequently shoot from hillocks that overlook the arterial road. ( Image Source: PTI )

After heavy rains sparked stone-throwing at a few locations in the Ramban district, which resulted in the death of a truck driver and the injuries of two others, traffic on the highway was halted early on Wednesday morning. The afternoon portion of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ramban and Banihal has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions and landslides in the region. The Yatra will resume on January 27 at 8 a.m., as tomorrow is a rest day,” Jairam Ramesh, the in-charge of communication for the Congress, tweeted. ( Image Source: PTI )

Jahanzaib Sirwal, a spokesperson for the J-K Pradesh Congress Committee, stated earlier in the day that the yatra resumed around 9 a.m. from Bathi after an hour-long delay caused by heavy rains. On day 131, the first leg covered the old alignment road via Maitra in Ramban town. ( Image Source: PTI )

After putting on a black raincoat, Gandhi, who started the march in his signature white T-shirt, left. Despite the rain, a large number of enthusiastic Congress workers and supporters wearing the tricolor showed up to receive the heir to the Gandhi family. ( Image Source: PTI )