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AICC Orders Rawat to Cancel Yatra Over Unity Concerns

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Harish Rawat continued the Jaspur-Haldwani leg of his Dhanyawad evam Jansamvad Yatra despite the party’s halt.
All India Congress Committee warned Rawat’s outreach could jeopardize party unity ahead of the 2027 state elections.
AICC general secretary Kumari Selja sent Rawat a 1 October 2026 letter to cancel, saying it bypassed president Ganesh Godiyal.
Rawat posted on Facebook ‘there is no stopping now’ and urged supporters to return Congress to power in Uttarakhand.

History

Historical Context

In the 1999 general election, the Indian National Congress, led by president Sitaram Kesri, fell to a historic low of 114 Lok Sabha seats while the BJP won 182, ushering the first stable non-Congress government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee after the Kargil War. Harish Rawat’s unsanctioned Uttarakhand rally echoes Kesri’s 1999 regional defiance, reviving intra-party tensions.

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Story summary

Harish Rawat continued the Jaspur-Haldwani leg of his Dhanyawad evam Jansamvad Yatra despite the party’s halt.
All India Congress Committee warned Rawat’s outreach could jeopardize party unity ahead of the 2027 state elections.
AICC general secretary Kumari Selja sent Rawat a 1 October 2026 letter to cancel, saying it bypassed president Ganesh Godiyal.
Rawat posted on Facebook ‘there is no stopping now’ and urged supporters to return Congress to power in Uttarakhand.

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