Kicking off his 2-day tour to Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited Aligarh to attend a series of meetings in the city. During an interaction with students in the Kennedy Hall of Aligarh Muslim University, he talked at length on various issues of the day.

Replying to a query on AMU to be granted a minority status, he said that the government of India is implementing many welfare schemes for minorities and he will bring the matter before it. He talked on Sachar committee report and minority welfare. He further said that the community should groom more youth leaders.

Congress General Secretary said that India and Bharat are two realities of this country but we have to move forward together. “We can’t ignore Bharat, but we can’t even destroy India,” he said. He was talking on growing urban and rural divide in the country. He also put his views on central and state relationship for executing developmental schemes smoothly.

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