04-08-2007, 11:03 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Tense moments during Rahul`s roadshow in UPÂ </b>
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Baghra (UP), April 08: Some tense moments were witnessed here on Sunday when supporters of the Congress and Ajit Singh-led RLD came face-to-face during the roadshow of Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul arrived in this nondescript town this afternoon during the third leg of his roadshow in Uttar Pradesh and his helicopter landed at a pad built 100 metres away from the venue of a rally addressed by rival RLD chief Ajit Singh.
<b>The Congress leader immediately headed for the Aaliya Babul Havaiz Dargah next to the rally's venue and spent some time there.</b>
As he was coming out of the Dargah, some RLD workers at the rally went up to him and chatted with him.
<b>Standing atop a jeep, Rahul started waving at the people and gestured to them to join him</b>.
In his characteristic style, Rahul freely mingled with people, shook their hands and chatted with them, giving his special protection group (SPG) bodyguards a tough time.
<b>While some people responded to Rahul's call by coming near him, others at the rally gestured at him to go away.</b>
<b>Some awkward moments were witnessed as some Congress supporters took objection to the RLD workers gesturing at Rahul.</b>Â <!--emo&
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Singh and Rahul did not come face to face as the former had left the rally.
Rahul is currently touring parts of Uttar Pradesh to drum up support for his Congress party in the assembly elections. The party is banking on his roadshows in a big way as it feels he has created an impact in the state through his campaign. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Baghra (UP), April 08: Some tense moments were witnessed here on Sunday when supporters of the Congress and Ajit Singh-led RLD came face-to-face during the roadshow of Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul arrived in this nondescript town this afternoon during the third leg of his roadshow in Uttar Pradesh and his helicopter landed at a pad built 100 metres away from the venue of a rally addressed by rival RLD chief Ajit Singh.
<b>The Congress leader immediately headed for the Aaliya Babul Havaiz Dargah next to the rally's venue and spent some time there.</b>
As he was coming out of the Dargah, some RLD workers at the rally went up to him and chatted with him.
<b>Standing atop a jeep, Rahul started waving at the people and gestured to them to join him</b>.
In his characteristic style, Rahul freely mingled with people, shook their hands and chatted with them, giving his special protection group (SPG) bodyguards a tough time.
<b>While some people responded to Rahul's call by coming near him, others at the rally gestured at him to go away.</b>
<b>Some awkward moments were witnessed as some Congress supporters took objection to the RLD workers gesturing at Rahul.</b>Â <!--emo&
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Rahul is currently touring parts of Uttar Pradesh to drum up support for his Congress party in the assembly elections. The party is banking on his roadshows in a big way as it feels he has created an impact in the state through his campaign. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->