NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi traveled with truckers on the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway last Monday night and listened to their problems. She shared a video of her ‘yatra’ on social media.
In the video, Raul Gandhi is seen wearing a white T-shirt and seated inside a lorry with a driver and conductor. He also talks to other drivers at a dhaba in Murthal.
“Interesting conversation with the truckers on the six hour Delhi-Chandigarh journey! Spending 24 hours on the road, they unite every corner of India,” Rahul said in a tweet in Hindi. He also posted the link of the full video on his YouTube page.
In the video, Raul Gandhi is seen wearing a white T-shirt and seated inside a lorry with a driver and conductor. He also talks to other drivers at a dhaba in Murthal.
“Interesting conversation with the truckers on the six hour Delhi-Chandigarh journey! Spending 24 hours on the road, they unite every corner of India,” Rahul said in a tweet in Hindi. He also posted the link of the full video on his YouTube page.
According to a party statement, Rahul Gandhi met a group of truck drivers in Murthal on his way to Shimla. He has decided to join Prem Rajpoot from Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh in his truck and had a wonderful conversation with him and his partner Rakesh.
The full video tells a story that 3 million Indians are directly employed in the truck industry and reports suggest that there is a demand of 9 lakh new truck drivers every year.
