Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the porters at Delhi’s Anand Vihar Railway Station and wore the red “coolie” shirt along with a badge tied to his arm as he lifted luggage on his head.
“People’s hero Rahul Gandhiji met his porter friends at the Anand Vihar railway station in Delhi today. Recently, a video had gone viral in which the porter friends of the railway station had expressed their desire to meet him,” the Congress said in a post on X, with a picture of Gandhi interacting with the porters.
Surrounded by hundreds of porters, Rahul Gandhi’s gesture was applauded by the crowd.
Gandhi has been interacting with various sections of society from mechanics to students, asserting that his Bharat Jodo Yatra, which he undertook from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, continues with these interactions. He recently visited Ladakh and held interactions with various social groups.
Rahul Gandhi’s decision to step into the shoes of railway porters for a day not only resonated with the laborers but also emphasized his commitment to understanding the diverse challenges faced by ordinary people across the country.