Drives Tractor in Haryana's Sonipat
On Saturday, 08 July 2023, Rahul Gandhi visited Haryana's Sonipat district and interacted with people.
He spent time with farmers working on agricultural lands.
He also took part in paddy sowing, a senior leader from the state said.
Mr. Gandhi reached Sonipat district's Madina village.
"It was an impromptu visit... He interacted with the villagers and the farmers working in the fields.
Mr. Rahul also took part in paddy sowing and drove a tractor," Jagbeer Singh Malik, the Congress MLA from Gohana in Sonipat, told news agency PTI over the phone.
Mr. Malik, who was present at the spot, said Mr. Gandhi was probably on his way to Himachal Pradesh from Delhi.
In pictures tweeted from the Congress' official handle, Mr. Gandhi was seen in his white t-shirt and trousers. He was also stepping onto the fields with the villagers.
On Friday, Gujarat High Court dismissed Mr. Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.
Mr. Gandhi on May 23 travelled in a truck from Delhi to Chandigarh to listen to the problems faced by truck drivers in their routes.
He started the journey at night and in visuals and videos, the former Congress chief, donning his trademark white t-shirt, was seen sitting inside a truck, travelling with a driver and speaking to drivers at a dhaba.
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