Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is reportedly likely to visit the United States of America (US) in September where he will meet the Indian diaspora, students and lawmakers. This will be Rahul Gandhi’s first trip abroad since he became the leader of the opposition (Lok Sabha).
During his stay in the US, likely to last eight to nine days, Gandhi will be in Washington DC, Texas, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Chicago, according to a report in the Print newspaper citing sources in the paper. Overseas Indian Congress (IOC). The visit comes at a time when the US presidential election campaign is in full swing.
“He (Rahul) plans to address the diaspora during his stay. Like his previous visits to the US and India, United Kingdom“He will also meet with students from prestigious universities. In Washington, he will meet lawmakers from the US Congress and Senate,” a congressional leader familiar with the plans said, according to the Print report.
Gandhi was in the United States in June 2023, where he held meetings at Santa Clara University and Stanford University. He also held meetings with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and technicians, before heading to Washington DC to give a press conference at the National Press Club.
Prior to that, Gandhi was in the UK in February-March 2023, where he addressed Cambridge University’s Judge Business School, the Indian Journalists Association and the Chatham House think tank.
The upcoming visit has been planned following requests from diaspora members who campaigned for the Congress in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and also participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the report said.
The party’s increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats to 99 — the highest in a decade — and the subsequent appointment of Gandhi as LoP has piqued their interest.
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