Rahul Gandhi interacts with people in Leh's main market during Ladakh visit
Aug 21, 2023
Leh (Ladakh) [India], August 21 : As a part of his visit to Union Territory Ladakh, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi reached Leh's main market on Monday.
The Congress leader was seen interacting with people in the market. 
Rahul Gandhi embarked on a bike ride to Pangong Tso in Ladakh on Saturday.
He also paid tribute to his father and former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on his 79th birth anniversary from the banks of Pangong Lake in Ladakh on Sunday morning.
Rahul Gandhi arrived in Leh to begin his two-day visit to the Union Territory on Thursday and later decided to extend his tour till August 25.
This is his first visit to Ladakh since Jammu and Kashmir were bifurcated into two Union Territories, Ladakh and J-K, following the removal of Articles 370 and 35 (A) on August 5, 2019.
On Friday he interacted with youth in Leh.
According to the party sources, Rahul Gandhi will also watch a football match in Leh.
Rahul has been a footballer player during his college days. He will also participate in the meeting of the 30-member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Kargil elections on August 25, they said.
Congress and National Conference have forged a pre-poll alliance against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Kargil council polls scheduled to be held on September 10.
Although the Congress MP visited Srinagar and Jammu twice earlier this year, he, however, did not travel to Ladakh.
In January, the Congress leader visited Jammu and Srinagar during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Again on a personal visit in February, he visited the Gulmarg ski resort.
