Updated On: 24 August, 2023 08:45 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held an interaction with a group of youths after he reached Kargil town on Thursday evening on the last leg of his over week-long tour of the Union Territory of Ladakh. Pics/PTI

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The former Congress president is scheduled to address a public meeting on Friday in poll-bound Kargil before returning to Delhi, senior Congress leader and former legislator Asgar Ali Karbalai said
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The election to 26 seats of the 30-member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil, is slated for September 10 and the counting of votes will be held four days later

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After an overnight stay at Padam in Zanskar Tehsil of Kargil, the 53-year-old Gandhi reached Kargil town late this afternoon, riding on his motorcycle. He was accorded a warm welcome by a massive crowd who chanted slogans in praise of "Bharat Jodo" and the Congress leader
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Rahul Gandhi assured them that he and his party members would become their voice in Parliament and ensure justice with them

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Rahul Gandhi talked about the party`s victory in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections and also exuded confidence about the party`s win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well as state polls later this year, Karbalai said
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