Sonia, Rahul flag off relief material for Uttarakhand

June 24, 2013 12:12

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi today flagged off relief material for the victims of flash floods in Uttarakhand.

Top Congress leaders were present at the AICC headquarters, where Gandhi and her son Rahul flagged off 24 truckloads of relief supplies in addition to the 125 trucks already sent to Dehradun.

Besides the Gandhis, leaders present on the occasion included Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Road Transport Minister Oscar Fernandes and political secretary to Congress President Ahmed Patel, AICC general secretaries Ambika Soni and Ajay Maken.

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