Haryana news: Congress leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Rahul Gandhi reached Haryana's Karnal district today (September 20). He reached Ghogripur village at around 6 am and met the family members of a young man Amit on Friday.
Rahul had come here to meet the family of a young man named Amit. Amit lives in America and met with an accident in the United States. When Rahul Gandhi went on his US visit, he met him there in America.
Now, Rahul Gandhi had come to his house to meet his family in Ghogripur village. The Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul left the village after meeting Amit's family.
Congress leader met Amit in America
According to villagers, Gandhi met the injured youth, Amit, during his recent US visit.
When contacted, local Congress leaders in Karnal said there was no prior intimation of Gandhi's visit and they came to know only after he reached Ghogripur village. The villagers said Amit's family had sold off their land to send him abroad.
Gandhi's sudden visit to Haryana to meet the family comes at a time when the assembly polls are a fortnight away.
In the October 5 Haryana polls, the Congress, which is eyeing to wrest power from the ruling BJP, has made farmers and unemployment key poll issues. Speaking to media in the village, Amit's brother Ajit said Gandhi reached their home around 6 am.
A few families from the neighbourhood also joined, he said.
"My younger brother currently lives in the US. We are from a poor family. Amit suffered an accident a few months back. At present, he is in terrible shape, he is unable to eat properly and is going through a lot of problems. Rahul-ji had met him in the US and told him he would visit his family," Ajit added.
He said Amit went to the US in search of a livelihood and the family sold a small piece of land and mortgaged their home to finance him.
Ajit said Gandhi assured them of help in this difficult hour.
"We told him that Amit had gone abroad over a year ago to earn a livelihood. Rahul-ji also talked about agriculture and asked about unemployment. There were a few more families present," he said.
Amit's mother Bhimmati said Gandhi was at their home for nearly 90 minutes and they served him tea.
"During this, we also spoke to Amit over a video call," she said.
Some villagers said many youngsters from the village have gone abroad for a livelihood.
In the past too, Rahul Gandhi has made impromptu visits to Haryana. Over a year ago, the Congress leader made a stop at Madina village in Sonipat district, interacted with the people and spent time with farmers working on agricultural farms.
He had also taken part in paddy sowing, drove a tractor and ate food brought by women labourers working in the fields. Earlier, undertaking a night journey, Gandhi had travelled in a truck from Delhi to Chandigarh crossing through Haryana to listen to the problems faced by the truck drivers.
(With inputs from Amit Bhatnagar)
