A holy dip in the river Ganga at Kumbh Mela on Feb. 4 and begins the political journey of Priyanka Gandhi. She will be taking charge as general secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Brother, Congress president Rahul Gandhi is learned to be accompanying Priyanka on the day and both may address to the media in Lucknow.
February 4 is a holy day for Hindus. It is the occasion of Mauni Amavasya and second Shahi Snan as well. A holy dip in the river Ganga, at the Sangam (junction) of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, is considered to bring good luck.
Sources said if February 4 is missed, even though both the Gandhis have zeroed themselves for the day, they can opt for February 10 on the occasion of Basant Panchami and third Shahi Snan.
Mother Sonia Gandhi too had taken a holy dip attending the Kumbh Mela in 2001.
The public zeal for Hinduism for Rahul Gandhi began in April 2015 when he visited Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand.
However, this is the first time the brother and sister will take a holy dip at the Sangam.
In 2017 Rahul Gandhi embarked on several temple visits during the Gujarat assembly polls and had given a scare to the ruling BJP party. In continued the trend with visits to more than twenty temples and mutts during Karnataka elections.
Congress had earlier touted Rahul Gandhi is a Janeu Dhari Hindu. It was widely criticized by the BJP.
