Rahul misses the Kailash-Mansarovar bus

July 02, 2018 12:51

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has missed the last date to apply for the Kailash-Mansorovar pilgrimage, which he had announced during the Karnataka poll campaign on April 29, well after the last day for registration, which was March 23.

Gandhi had said after a mishap involving his private aircraft near Mysuru in April that he had made a vow (sankalp) to visit Kailash-Mansorovar, the legendary abode of Lord Shiva. The Congress president is a self-confessed Shiv bhakt.

Enquiries with the ministry of external affairs revealed that Gandhi had not applied for inclusion in this year's pilgrimage. With around 12,500 applications coming in for 250 slots, pilgrims are chosen by lottery held before the media.

Apart from the MEA-run pilgrimage, one can also undertake the journey through private operators. However, it is not clear if Rahul Gandhi has chosen this option.

This year's pilgrimage to Hinduism's holiest site, which lies in Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, is scheduled from June 8 to September 8.

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