Rahul Gandhi's Nyay Yatra in Varanasi on second day of its UP leg
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Varanasi: The Congress's Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' arrived in Varanasi on Saturday, the second day of its Uttar Pradesh leg.
Gandhi, along with the party's state president Ajay Rai and other congress leaders, toured the temple town's crowded Gudauli neighbourhood in an open jeep.
Gandhi also went to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, the New Indian Express reported
Pallavi Patel, leader of the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), and the Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA from Sirathu also participated in the yatra in Varanasi.
SP President Akhilesh Yadav has stated that he will attend the yatra in Rae Bareli.
Prior to entering Rajasthan, the yatra will pass through Uttar Pradesh.
The east-to-west Manipur-Mumbai yatra will travel 6,700 kilometres through 15 states, highlighting the theme of 'nyay' (justice) and meeting common individuals along the journey.