Rahul Gandhi to visit Assam today

NEW DELHI - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will pay a one-day visit to Assam on Thursday during which he will interact with the students of IIT-Guwahati and Assam Central University.

Gandhi is expected to arrive around 10:30 a.m. at Silchar and fly by a chopper to the university campus, where he would interact for about an hour with around 250 students of the varsity and the students of 12 other local colleges before flying to Guwahati.

He would return to Delhi the same day.

It has been reported that the National Security Guard (NSG) personnel have arrived at both the venues to ensure that the security arrangements are in place.

NSUI President Hiddi Eden would accompany Gandhi during his visit. (ANI)