A routine journey to Bhopal turned extraordinary when Rahul Gandhi spotted an injured auto-rickshaw driver and immediately intervened. On February 24, the Opposition leader stopped his convoy outside his New Delhi residence, rushing to the man’s side.
Gandhi assessed the injuries, offered reassurance, and ordered his entourage to secure top-notch medical care. The driver later revealed Gandhi’s caring query: ‘How did this happen? Get treated at the hospital right away.’
This humane episode preceded a massive Bhopal showdown against the controversial India-US trade deal. Congress leaders decry it as a farmer-killer, flooding markets with cheap imports and tanking prices of vital produce like soy, cotton, and corn.
‘It’s a sword-at-throat imposition,’ thundered MP Congress head Jitu Patwari, pointing fingers at the Centre’s capitulation. The afternoon convention boasts impressive infrastructure, drawing leaders from farmer-hotbed states for a unified front.
In Bhopal’s shadow, Gandhi’s driver encounter amplifies Congress’s narrative of being the people’s party—responsive on streets and resolute in agitating for economic justice.