Dehradun: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting Uttarakhand to survey the expansive relief and rescue operation in the state, flew over epicentre Kedarnath this morning. He also stopped at a relief camp in Guptakashi and talked to pilgrims who are stranded there. 90,000 people have been evacuated from remote areas of Uttarkahnd after torrential rains pounded the hill state earlier this month; another 6,000 await rescue, but are safe in temporary camps. Mr Gandhi flew into Uttarakhand on Monday as Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that VVIPs flying into the state can disturb rescue operations. Today, Mr Shinde said that aerial surveys of the state are not problematic. "Rahul Gandhi is not going there as a VIP. He is going there as a citizen, as the vice-president of Congress to oversee that the relief materials reach in place. Rahul did not say 'I am a Rambo and I did this and I did that'," Congress spokesperson Renuka C
Rahul Gandhi is an Indian politician who has played a prominent role in the Indian National Congress (INC), one of the major political parties in India.