Rahul Gandhi shares video of his 'yatra', 'wonderful conversation' with truck drivers
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has shared a video of his overnight "yatra" with truck drivers and the conversations he had with them while travelling on the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway.
Gandhi undertook the journey last Monday from Delhi to Chandigarh to listen to the problems faced by truck drivers.
Donning his trademark white T-shirt, Gandhi, in the video, is seen sitting inside a truck, travelling with a driver and speaking to other drivers at a dhaba.
"Interesting conversation with truck drivers in six-hour Delhi-Chandigarh journey!
Spending 24 hours on the road, they unite every corner of India," he said in a tweet in Hindi while sharing a 35-second video of him during the journey.
Gandhi also shared the link of the complete video of his journey on his YouTube page.
Continuing his interaction with people just like during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress leader met and spoke with a group of truck drivers at a dhaba in Murthal on NH-44, and travelled on a truck from there to Chandigarh, while on his way to Shimla, the party said.
During the conversation with the drivers, he decided to accompany Prem Rajpoot from Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh in his truck. Gandhi had a wonderful conversation with Rajpoot and his companion Rakesh that made the six hours pass in no time, a statement from the party said.
The complete video narrates a story that 3 crore Indians are directly employed in the truck industry and reports suggest that every year there is a demand for 9 lakh new truck drivers.
However, according to an independent study, about 98 per cent of truck drivers like Prem Rajpoot, from Lodhi community in Uttar Pradesh, do not want their family members to join their profession. The same report also suggests most of them complained of harassment by police, and low and irregular income, the video stated.
The story that these figures reflect is the same story that was retold by the truck drivers to Gandhi, who assured them that the next Congress government will do its best to improve their plight, the party said.
Gandhi has been meeting people and listening to the voice of common Indians on a regular basis.
From visiting Old Delhi and students of Mukherjee Nagar and the Delhi University to taking to a BMTC bus and Blinkit bike ride in Bengaluru, he has actively engaged with people from various sections of society, continuing his process of listening to people like during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
6 घंटो की दिल्ली-चंडीगढ़ यात्रा में ट्रक ड्राइवरों के साथ दिलचस्प बातचीत!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 29, 2023
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Market crash makes investors poorer by Rs 10.98 lakh cr
New Delhi, Jan 6: Investors' wealth tumbled Rs 10.98 lakh crore on Monday as markets crashed due to across-the-board selloff amid concerns over third-quarter earnings growth and foreign fund exodus.
The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 1,258.12 points or 1.59 per cent to close below the 78,000 level at 77,964.99. During the day, it plunged 1,441.49 points or 1.81 per cent to 77,781.62.
The NSE Nifty slumped 388.70 points or 1.62 per cent to 23,616.05.
The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dived Rs 10,98,723.54 crore to Rs 4,38,79,406.58 crore (USD 5.11 trillion).
From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Tata Steel, NTPC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Power Grid, Zomato, Adani Ports, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, ITC and Reliance Industries were among the biggest laggards.
Titan, HCL Tech and Sun Pharma were the gainers.
"The Indian equity markets are witnessing a sharp decline today, with both Nifty and Bank Nifty slipping below their 200-day moving averages (DMA). The sell-off can be attributed to a rise in Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) selling and concerns surrounding the upcoming Q3 earnings season.
"Additionally, fears related to the new HMPV have added to the bearish sentiment, triggering fresh rounds of selling after the recent counter-trend pullback rally," Santosh Meena, Head of Research at Swastika Investmart, said.
FIIs offloaded equities worth Rs 4,227.25 crore on Friday after a day's breather, according to exchange data.
The BSE smallcap gauge cracked 3.17 per cent and midcap index fell by 2.44 per cent.
"Indian equities faced intense selling pressure amid concerns regarding the outbreak of HMP virus and sharp fall in banking stocks post lacklustre quarterly updates," Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Research, Wealth Management at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, said.
All BSE sectoral indices ended lower, with utilities tumbling 4.16 per cent, power (3.73 per cent), services (3.45 per cent), metal (3.15 per cent), oil & gas (3.15 per cent), energy (3.03 per cent), industrials (2.97 per cent) and commodities (2.74 per cent).
As many as 3,474 stocks declined while 656 advanced and 114 remained unchanged on the BSE.
"Emerging markets are undergoing consolidation due to uncertainties surrounding new US economic policies, the Fed's hawkish stance on future rate cuts, potential upward revision for CY25 inflation, and a strong dollar, all of which are negatively impacting market sentiment. The primary catalyst for a sharp sell-off in the domestic market appears to be concerns over the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).
"Additionally, the initial Q3 consensus earnings estimate suggests a potential gradual recovery in domestic corporate earnings, which could explain the domestic market's underperformance compared to global markets led by premium valuation," Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said.
