08-11-2006, 03:18 AM
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RK Misra | Surat
In a low key visit, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi bravely bumped over pot-holed roads to get a first hand impression of the miseries of the marooned in Surat.
Only a heavy-duty Army truck could access the flood washed roads of the diamond city so with the canvas flap rolled up for a better view, Sonia Gandhi parked herself on the wooden bench and prepared to rough it out. Â
<b>Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, political advisor Ahmed Patel and Union Minister Shankersinh Vaghela accompanied her</b>.
But the aam aadmi was missing. Engrossed in battling for daily necessities like drinking water, food and milk, they had no time to stand and stare.
<b>"People do not expect Gandhi to travel in a truck," a Congress leader said seeking to explain the absence of crowds as he made frantic phone calls to gather party workers. </b>
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No PM in sight, to busy pushing files.
Pioneer.com
RK Misra | Surat
In a low key visit, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi bravely bumped over pot-holed roads to get a first hand impression of the miseries of the marooned in Surat.
Only a heavy-duty Army truck could access the flood washed roads of the diamond city so with the canvas flap rolled up for a better view, Sonia Gandhi parked herself on the wooden bench and prepared to rough it out. Â
<b>Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, political advisor Ahmed Patel and Union Minister Shankersinh Vaghela accompanied her</b>.
But the aam aadmi was missing. Engrossed in battling for daily necessities like drinking water, food and milk, they had no time to stand and stare.
<b>"People do not expect Gandhi to travel in a truck," a Congress leader said seeking to explain the absence of crowds as he made frantic phone calls to gather party workers. </b>
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No PM in sight, to busy pushing files.