Rahul Gandhi tribute to his father: On Sunday, a day after riding a motorbike from Leh to Pangong Tso in Ladakh, senior Congress politician Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to his father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, from the lake’s shores.
“Rajiv Gandhi gave his life for the sake of the country.” “We have gathered here to remember him,” said Vikar Rasool Wani, president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee.
Rahul Gandhi wrote in Hindi while sharing a video on X (formerly Twitter): “Dad, the dreams you had for India shimmer through these priceless memories in your eyes. In your footsteps lies my path – I understand the struggles and dreams of every Indian, I am listening to the voice of Mother India.”
Tsering Namgyal, the Congress spokesperson and leader of opposition in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, said Gandhi arrived in Leh on Thursday for a two-day visit before deciding to extend his stay in the region by four days to cover Pangong Lake, Nubra Valley, and Kargil district.
Gandhi spent overnight in Pangong Lake, at a height of 14271 feet, where a symbolic celebration is planned on the occasion of Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary on Sunday, according to news agency PTI, citing Namgyal.
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