MP Congress denies reports of Rahul's church visit - Yahoo! India News

MP Congress denies reports of Rahul's church visit - Yahoo! India News
MP Congress denies reports of Rahul's church visit

Tue, Apr 29 09:40 PM

Bhopal, Apr 29 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Congress President Suresh Pachouri today denied media reports about Rahul Gandhi visiting a church and making a promise to provide financial assistance to a tribal girl in Tikamgarh district as claimed by State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. "He (Rahul Gandhi) has not visited any church.

He only visited a hostel upon seeing the schoolchildren waiting for him," Pachouri told reporters here today. Pachouri also denied that the Congress General Secretary, who toured parts of the BJP-ruled state over the last few days, made any promise to a girl in Tikamgarh district to provide financial assistance for her marriage.

"I had cross checked with him whether he has made any promise in this regard. He (Rahul) categorically said no on the issue.

" Pachouri clarified that Uttar Pradesh Congress President Rita Bahuguna, who was accompanying Rahul during his tour of Bundelkhand region, has advised the girl to take benefit of several schemes of the state government being implemented for the welfare of the downtrodden. To a question on whether Rahul's visit will benefit the party politically, he said it will as he not only visited tribal areas but also tried to understand their problems.

The MPCC chief also denied reports that Rahul had cancelled his scheduled overnight stay in Abadipura village in Hoshangabad district on Sunday due to security reasons, and clarified that it was never part of his schedule. PTI.