Monday 10 September 2012

Rahul to visit Assam




New Delhi, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit the ethnic violence-hit areas of Assam tomorrow. During his one day programme, Rahul will go to the trouble-torn districts including Dhubri and Kokrajhar, where the violence between the local Bodos and Bangladeshi settlers has snowballed into a major crisis.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde have already visited the state. During his visit, Rahul will also be meeting the victims taking refuge in some of the camps. More than 80 people have been killed in the violence. There was also exodus of northeasterners from
states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh...

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