New Delhi: Leading the pan-India Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday gave some exciting moments to those accompanying him in the foot march as he suddenly started to sprint along with some school children.
Caught unaware of his sudden run, Gandhi's security personnel, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee President Revanth Reddy, and others also started scooting from their brisk walk.
The Congress Party's social media handles shared the video of the incident.
Joined by party leaders and cadre, Rahul Gandhi resumed his foot march this morning and is expected to cover a distance of 22 kilometres, news agency PTI reported Congress sources as saying.
This is the fifth day of the party's campaign in the state.
The Gandhi scion will address a Corner Meeting at Solipur junction at Shadnagar in the evening, before halting for the day.
Congress Party's Bharat Jodo Yatra completed over 20 km on Saturday, before halting at Jadcherla X Road Junction for the night.
The yatra will cover 19 Assembly and 7 Parliamentary constituencies in poll-bound Telangana, spanning a total distance of 375 km in the state, before entering Maharashtra on November 7. The yatra will take a one-day break on November 4.
The Wayanad MP will meet intellectuals, and leaders of various communities, including personalities from the sporting, business, and entertainment sectors during the party campaign in the southern state.
He will also visit prayer halls, mosques, and temples across Telangana, members of the Telangana PCC said.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra commenced on September 7 from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
Rahul Gandhi completed the marathon walk in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, before beginning the Telangana leg of the yatra last week.
The Telangana State Congress has formed 10 special committees to coordinate the yatra.
(With Agency Inputs)