After the meeting, Gandhi went past the cordon thrown around the dais and waved to the large number of adivasi women who had come to participate. He also spoke to them and inquired about their problems.
He shook hands with the people and took on his lap an adivasi child.Gandhi also shook hands with journalists covering the meeting and spoke to them.
When one of the scribes asked him to comment on the issue of Gorkhaland, he said, “No comments”.
The Congress vice-president later left for Tripura.
