Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka arrive in Kerala, to visit landslide-hit Wayanad

Congress leader and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, arrived in Kerala on Thursday. They will be visiting various relief camps set up in the landslides-hit areas of Wayanad district, according to party sources.

Gandhi won from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general elections and also won from the Raebareli LS seat in Uttar Pradesh. As a result, he gave up the Wayanad constituency, which Priyanka is expected to contest in when a by-election is held there.

Gandhi and Vadra landed at Kannur airport at 9:30 am and then traveled to Wayanad by road. According to party sources, they are expected to reach Meppadi shortly. AICC general secretary and Alappuzha MP K C Venugopal is also accompanying them.

As per the itinerary shared by the party, Gandhi and Vadra are scheduled to visit the Chooralmala landslide spot, a Community Health Centre, Dr. Moopen’s Medical College, and two relief camps at Meppadi.

Massive landslides triggered by torrential rains hit Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha hamlets in the early hours of Tuesday, resulting in 173 casualties, including women and children.