Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is underway in Rajasthan. According to media reports, this yatra will reach Delhi on December 24 via Haryana. Meanwhile, a post is getting viral on social media. It is being claimed in this post that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra will not be between December 24 and January 2, as Rahul Gandhi is going abroad from December 24 to January 2 to celebrate the Christmas holiday.
A user captioned: “ After India Jodo Yatra. Rahul Gandhi’s Quit India campaign. Like every year, Christmas and New Year will be celebrated abroad with loved ones. So from December 24 to January 2, Rahul Gandhi’s entertainment and photo session program will remain closed. Sorry for the inconvenience. Issued in the public interest.”
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At the same time, another user shared a graphical poster and captioned it: “ Rahul Gandhi will go abroad to celebrate English New Year.”
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Apart from this, many other users are sharing posts with this claim.
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Fact Check:
To fact-check the viral claim, the DFRAC team searched some keywords. During this, we found a tweet from Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary. In this tweet, Anil Chaudhary captioned, “On December 24, #Bharat_Jodo_Yatra is coming to Delhi, today a meeting was organized under the leadership of Delhi Congress in-charge Shri @shaktisinhgohil ji regarding the preparations for the yatra, in which former state president, former MP, former MLA, vice presidents, AICC office bearers, municipal councilors were present. ”
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On searching for more, we found a report on the YouTube channel of Hindustan newspaper. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will reach Delhi via Badarpur on December 24. Congress leaders held a meeting to prepare for Rahul Gandhi’s welcome.
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Apart from this, we found a report from Dainik Jagran. “Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari to Kashmir will take a week’s break after reaching Delhi on December 24. During this relaxation, more than 60 containers running as restrooms will be repaired and serviced and ready to reach Srinagar. ”
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At the same time, there was no news published by any mainstream media organization regarding Rahul Gandhi’s leave and his going abroad.
Conclusion:
It is clear from the fact check of DFRAC that the viral claim on social media is false, as Rahul Gandhi is not going on leave from December 24 to January 2. His Bharat Jodo Yatra will reach Delhi via Haryana on December 24 and will have a week-long break as the ongoing containers will be repaired and serviced.
