Rahul attends leadership camp

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attended the leadership training camp, which is being held by the Congress at Samode near Jaipur in Rajasthan.

Gandhi arrived at the Sanganer International Airport this morning. Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, party state president Govind Singh Dotasara and Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Tikaram Julie were also present at the airport to receive Gandhi.

After a brief halt, Gandhi proceeded to the camp site at the Khedapati Balaji Ashram. He attended the camp until 4 pm and exchanged views and experiences with participants.

The Congress leader also joined a judo coaching session which was in progress at the camp. Later, Gandhi flew back to New Delhi around 5 pm.

The camp has been in progress for the past one week and is being attended by 60 participants from 17 states.

Former CM Gehlot talked to mediapersons at the airport. He said the party used to organise such training camps frequently to provide exposure to the new generation about Mahatma Gandhi, the history of the freedom movement, and the Congress’ ideology, principles, and programmes. These camps aim at equipping the coming generations to do politics based on ideology rather than vested personal interests, Gehlot said.