Mysuru, Oct 5: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday offered Dussehra prayers at the Bheemanakolli temple in Begur village of H.D. Kote Assembly in Karnataka.
She prayed to the presiding deity at the old temple in the village near Nagrahole forest reserve in the morning. The Congress leader was accompanied by village panchayat members, local MLA Anil Kumar C.
Gandhi is here to take part in the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra and will walk with the other yatris in Mandya district, from where it will commence on Thursday after a two-day break for Dussehra.
“Smt. Sonia Gandhi offering #Dussehra Prayers at Bheemanakolli Temple in Begur Village in H.D.Kote Assembly, Karnataka today. Simple, serene & sincere – away from politicking & in the true spirit of #vijaydashami . #Dusshera2022,” AICC General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala said in a tweet along with pictures.
She will participate in the Yatra on Thursday morning when it resumes after a two-day break. Sonia Gandhi had not campaigned for the party during elections in the recent past due to health reasons. It will be after a long time that Gandhi will participate in the party’s public event where a large number of Congress workers are participation.
