Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the banks of Pangong Lake in Ladakh on his birth anniversary.
Rahul Gandhi to pay tribute to his father Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary from banks of Pangong lakeCongress leader Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the banks of Pangong Lake in Ladakh on his birth anniversary. It is noteworthy that Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Ladakh, which was earlier till 17 and 18 August, has now been extended till 25 August. Only after this, party sources had informed that Rahul would celebrate the birthday of his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at Pangong Lake.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to pay tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary from banks of Pangong Tso in Ladakh.
This is Rahul’s first visit to Ladakh since Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union Territories, Ladakh and J-K, following the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35(A) on August 5, 2019. During his stay, he will also visit the Kargil Memorial and interact with the youth. He will also attend the meeting of the 30-member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Kargil elections on August 25.
The Congress and the National Conference have formed a pre-poll alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Kargil Council elections to be held on 10 September. Rahul Gandhi reached Ladakh on Thursday and was warmly welcomed by party leaders and workers at the Leh airport.
It may be noted that the former Congress President could not visit Leh during his Bharat Jodo visit. He had said during his speech on the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha that he would visit Leh soon.
On the other hand, in the capital Delhi, Congress leaders and workers will pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary today. Congress workers and leaders have gathered at Veer Bhoomi.
