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Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji
Panaji, Jan 19: Member of Parliament and general secreatary of the Indian National Congress, Rahul Gandhi visited Goa for few hours on Tuesday, January 19.
During his brief visit, Rahul Gandhi interacted with the Goan students at the University grounds in Bambolim followed by two brief meetings with the members of the Goa Youth Congress and the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee members respectively.
Rahul Gandhi ducked a question on the increasing number of student suicides in Maharashtra while interacting with students as part of his nationwide youth interaction programme which, party officials say, allows him to understand the young minds of India.
The 39-year-old son of Congress president Sonia Gandhi instead preferred to make a random statement on the rejuvenation of the Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) and its internal elections, ignoring the question on suicides.
"Earlier NSUI leaders used to be nominated. Now the students are going to choose their leader in an election. I am here to see the progress," Gandhi said, refusing to take any more questions and immediately heading for his vehicle.