Datia (MP), December 22: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today surprised everyone by visiting two Madhya Pradesh villages bordering Uttar Pradesh to take stock of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rakesh Kumar and Basai Police Station In-charge Vinayak Shukul confirmed that Gandhi visited Lakhanpur and Bardha villages and met some villagers.
The young leader reached the two villages en route to Uttar Pradesh.
Gandhi was accompanied by Union Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development and Jhansi MP Pradeep Jain.
The police officials said soon after getting information about Gandhi’s visit, a police team was rushed to the village, but Gandhi had already left before they could reach.
–Agencies