New Delhi, Sep 20: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit earthquake -affected areas in Sikkim tomorrow and meet victims and their families.
Gandhi was scheduled to visit Meghalaya on September 21 for a public meeting of Youth Congress membership. But as the tragedy occurred on Sunday evening leading to casualties in Sikkim, the plan was modified.
Gandhi will now visit Gangtok tomorrow morning before attending the scheduled Youth Congress meeting in Meghalaya.
Sources said that the AICC general secretary will visit the state capital at 9 am in the morning and meet the earthquake victims lodged in hospitals and homes.
His Youth Congress membership meeting is scheduled at 11.30 am at Mini Stadium, Ampathi in West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya.
The death toll in Sunday's powerful temblor has shot up to 92, including 53 in the Himalayan state while more than 3,000 people have been rescued in quake-hit areas of Sikkim by defence forces so far.PTI
