Chaudhary Santokh Singh, a congressman from Jalandhar, passed away during the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday morning in Phillaur, Punjab. As he walked behind Rahul Gandhi on the yatra, he suddenly became ill as his heartbeat accelerated.

#WATCH | Punjab: Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary was taken to a hospital in an ambulance in Ludhiana, during Bharat Jodo Yatra. Details awaited.

(Earlier visuals) pic.twitter.com/upjFhgGxQk

— ANI (@ANI) January 14, 2023

The Congress politician was transported to the Virk hospital in Phagwara, where he was pronounced dead. After getting the news, Rahul Gandhi abandoned the Bharat Jodo Yatra and travelled to the hospital. The journey has been halted for the day.

The Bharat Jodo Yatra began on September 7 of last year in Kanyakumari and will conclude on January 30 in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.

On Twitter, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed his sympathies for the passing of the Congress MP in Punjabi.

He stated, “I am very pained by the untimely passing of Santokh Singh Chowdhury, Congress member from Jalandhar.” May God grant him eternal rest.”

ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਦੇ ਜਲੰਧਰ ਤੋਂ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਪਾਰਲੀਮੈਂਟ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਸਿੰਘ ਚੌਧਰੀ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਬੇਵਕਤੀ ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਬੇਹੱਦ ਦੁੱਖ ਹੋਇਆ..ਪ੍ਵਮਾਤਮਾ ਵਿੱਛੜੀ ਰੂਹ ਨੂੰ ਸਕੂਨ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੇ ..ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ

— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) January 14, 2023

The former chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh, also conveyed his condolences, saying, “Extremely pained to learn about the untimely passing of MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary ji today due to a heart attack. My deepest condolences are extended to his entire family during this difficult time. May Waheguru Ji offer the deceased eternal peace.”

Extremely saddened to hear about the sudden demise of MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary ji due to a heart attack today.

My heartfelt condolences are with his entire family in their time of grief. May Waheguru Ji grant eternal peace to the departed soul. pic.twitter.com/LJqQA8avAo

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) January 14, 2023

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, expressed his condolences on the passing of Congress member Santokh Singh Chaudhary.
Today he died in Ludhiana after fainting while walking on the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The Punjab Congress chief stated that the Yatra has been cancelled for tomorrow (Sunday) as well, due to the funeral of Congress MP Santokh Singh.

“Today, Yatra is suspended. Tomorrow, final rites will be conducted. I have not yet spoken with Rahul Gandhi, but we all believe that the Yatra will commence following the final rites. It will be suspended until the last rituals,” declared the Punjab Congress chief.

Congressman Pratap Singh Bajwa stated that Santokh Singh was well and had no history of illness.

Bajwa stated, “He had not slept well for the last three nights due to his excitement and possibly the strain of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.”

Pratap Singh Bajwa went on to say that even doctors urge people aged 65 and older not to go for early walks.

जालंधर से लोकसभा सांसद श्री संतोख सिंह जी के निधन पर शोक व्यक्त करता हूं। सुदीर्घ सार्वजनिक जीवन में जनहित के मुद्दों पर वे सदैव मुखर रहे। सदन में अनुशासन से अपनी बात रखना उनके व्यक्तित्व की खासियत थी। ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करें। परिजनों के प्रति मेरी संवेदनाएं।

— Om Birla (मोदी का परिवार) (@ombirlakota) January 14, 2023

“He had no history of illness. Every three months, he would get a physical examination, Bajwa stated.

Yatra suspended for today. Tomorrow, last rites will be held. Haven't spoken to Rahul Gandhi yet but we all feel that after last rites we'll start the Yatra. Till last rites it'll be suspended: Punjab Congress chief on Bharat Jodo Yatra &demise of party MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary pic.twitter.com/QDzZn3gHYl

— ANI (@ANI) January 14, 2023

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The Congress has completely made up its mind that in the 2024 elections, it is going to raise the building of Lok Sabha elections on the basis of “Tapasya of Rahul Gandhi”. Not only this, excited by Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress has prepared the outline of the three-day plenary session to be held in Raipur, in which the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be strongly contested. Has happened. Some such signals have been received after the important meeting of the Congress Steering Committee held on Sunday. It has been decided in the meeting that except for his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi will not even participate in the winter session of the Parliament starting this month.

Parallelly with Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress is making such a strategy that it can get great success in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A senior Congress leader says that the way people are getting connected and supported in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is many times more than expected. He says that this is the reason that a new enthusiasm and enthusiasm has increased among the Congress people. A senior leader associated with Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra says that the success of Bharat Jodo Yatra is due to the penance and dedication of Rahul Gandhi. Sources associated with the Congress say that the Congress is going to make this austerity of Rahul Gandhi its big weapon in the 2024 elections.

It was also decided in the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Congress held on Sunday that in the coming days, the Congress is also going to run the “Join Hands with Hands” campaign. The main objective of this campaign is to strengthen its political hold parallel to the Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress. Senior Congress leaders say that in the three-day plenary session starting in Chhattisgarh, along with next year’s assembly elections, the entire strategy for the Lok Sabha elections to be held in 2024 will also be decided. Before this, all those work plans of Chintan Shivir held in Congress Udaipur will also be reviewed.

Congress MP KC Venugopal says that Bharat Jodo Yatra is getting tremendous success. In this whole journey till now, every section of the country has given full support to Rahul Gandhi and Bharat Jodo Yatra. According to the Congress Party, in all the states through which the Bharat Jodo Yatra has passed, people belonging to every community and institution have supported Rahul Gandhi’s firm commitment in this Bharat Jodo Yatra. MP Venu Gopal says that due to his involvement in Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi will not be able to participate in the winter session of Parliament starting this month.

Strategists associated with the Congress say that the “Hath Se Hath Jodo Campaign” starting from January 26 will also be carried forward across the country on the same lines as Rahul Gandhi is taking forward the Bharat Jodo campaign. Although senior Congress leaders say that Bharat Jodo Yatra is not a political yatra, but under Hath Se Hath Jodo campaign, people will be made to join the policies of Congress and fight against anti-national forces in the coming elections.

Joined @bharatjodo yatra today & walked with @RahulGandhi. The energy, commitment & love is inspiring! The participation & warmth of common people, enthusiasm of Congress workers & RG’s attention & care toward everyone & everything around him is astounding! ✊🏽🇮🇳💛✨ @INCIndia pic.twitter.com/k3RqKxT1gh

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) December 1, 2022

On the strategy to be made by the Congress, political experts believe that the party has now started preparing itself for the Lok Sabha elections to be held in 2024. Senior political analyst Harishankar Kulshrestha says that the strategy of the Congress in the last two elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh is indicating that the aim of the Congress is now the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He says that elections are to be held in 6 states next year as well. For which Congress is making its strategy, but in front of all these strategies, Congress is also preparing itself for 2024. Kulshrestha says that the party has also started adding Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra to the foundation of its strategy for the Lok Sabha elections. He says that the success of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra will be judged by the elections to be held in 2024. But the manner in which the Yatra starting from Kerala is reaching Rajasthan on Sunday evening has already brought out the image of a determined leader within Rahul Gandhi. He says that the Congress will capitalize on this image of Rahul Gandhi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at any cost.

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