NTPC plant mishap: Rahul to visit Rae Bareli amid Gujarat yatra

November 02, 2017 09:02

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Rae Bareli on Thursday following an explosion at the National Thermal Power Corporation plant that left 20 people dead.

Rahul, who was in Gujarat on Wednesday for the election campaigning, took to Twitter and said, 'Due to the unfortunate NTPC accident, I will visit Rae Bareli tomorrow morning. I will join Gujarat Navsarjan Yatra in the afternoon.'

Rahul was in Gujarat as part of his three-day Navsarjan Yatra, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state.

The Congress vice-president also expressed his condolences over the deaths and tweeted, 'I am deeply saddened with the incident at the Rae Bareli's NTPC plant. My heartfelt condolences are with the family of the deceased. I request the administration to help the injured immediately.' -- ANI

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