Lalan Singh excuses himself from attending Rahul\'s Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: JD chief Lalan Singh excused himself from attending the conclusion of Rahul Gandhi- led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir. Singh wrote, “Much as I’d like to be present at the event, I express my inability to do so, as I need to be present at the launch of the party’s election campaign at Wokha, Nagaland the same day.” He also shared Kharge’s sentiments against the BJP, saying there are “no two opinions that there is decline in democratic values in the country and that the Constitutional institutions that are supposed to ensure checks and balances on unrestrained executive power are being systematically destroyed”. It is not clear whether Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's outfit will send another representative, or skip the event altogether. The Bharat Jodo Yatra started on September 7 last year in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari.