Margao: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Goa on Oct 12 for the Goy Rakhonn Yatra has been postponed, the party announced on Friday. The party cited the ongoing protests by INDIA bloc parties over alleged “vote chori”.In a statement, state Congress president Girish Chodankar said the visit had been put off because of the nationwide agitation. He alleged that the protests were against a “nexus” of RSS, BJP and Election Commission (EC) of India over the alleged manipulation of votes.“In light of these important developments, the scheduled Goa visit has been deferred,” the statement said.Chodankar said the revised date would be announced shortly. Gandhi’s visit was expected to be a major event in the Congress’s yatra in the state ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
