Rahul Gandhi makes impromptu visit to Sonipat village, meets farmers, drives tractor

Rahul Gandhi made an impromptu stop at a village in Sonipat while on his way to Himachal Pradesh from Delhi.

Published on: Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM IST

News

Share via

• 
• 
• 
• 

Copy link

• 

1/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday made an impromptu visit to Madina village in Haryana's Sonipat district and spent time with farmers.  (HT Photo)

2/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM

Rahul Gandhi interacted with people and spent time with farmers working on agricultural lands in a village in Sonipat.  (PTI)

3/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM

Rahul Gandhi also took part in paddy sowing, drove a tractor and ate food brought by women labourers working in the fields, party leaders from the state said.  (PTI)

4/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM

In pictures tweeted by the Congress' official handle, Rahul Gandhi was seen sporting a white t-shirt and trousers.   (PTI)

5/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM

"It was an impromptu visit ... He interacted with the villagers and the farmers working in the fields. Rahulji also took part in paddy sowing and drove a tractor," Jagbeer Singh Malik, the Congress' MLA from Gohana in Sonipat was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.  (PTI)

6/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM

"We did not have prior information about his visit. But we have in the past also seen him making such unscheduled stops to know first-hand the concerns and problems of a cross-section of society -- be it truck drivers, women, students and other sections," the legislator said.  (PTI)

7/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM

In pictures tweeted by the Congress' official handle, Rahul Gandhi was seen sporting a white t-shirt and trousers.  (PTI)

8/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Jul 08, 2023 6:07 PM

Rahul Gandhi on May 23 travelled in a truck from Delhi to Chandigarh to listen to the problems faced by the truck drivers. (PTI)