‘Don’t forget, we are all Indians’, says Rahul Gandhi during his Assam visit

Kokrajhar: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited the relief camps in the violence-hit state of Assam at Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang districts. For security reasons his schedule was changed at the last moment as he landed on a football field near Gambari Beel Relief Camp in Gosaingaon. This subdivision under Kokrajhar district was the epicentre of the violence which started on July 6.

At Gambari Rahul Gandhi went interacted with the victims. Rahul Gandhi gave a patient hearing to the complaints from various people in the region. On his way out he stretched his arms to people caged inside barricades. Hundreds of people gathered around the helipad to have a glimpse of Rahul Gandhi.

Wherever Rahul Gandhi went he tried a healing touch and gave a listening ear. Ahila Begum who escaped with her only son after her husband was shot dead was weeping before him at Basugaon relief camp. She later told us, "I told him am left with an infant and he said he will look into the matter." That was a lot of hope for the young widow.

Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. "I think what happened here is a tragedy everybody should work together to see this pass. I came here to see this with my own eyes. PM had come and its quite shocking what I have seen today which I will carry with me for a long time. We are Indian people and we shouldn't forget we are Indians" said Rahul Gandhi.

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