Rahul Gandhi rides motorcycle from Leh to Pangong Lake

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday rode a motorcycle for over 100 km from Shey village to Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh during his visit to the region ahead of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil polls. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarks on a bike ride to Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh on Saturday. Congress spokesperson for Leh district and leader of the Opposition in LAHDC-Leh Tsering Namgyal said, “Rahul Gandhi left Leh on Saturday morning and rode a motorcycle for over 100 km from Shey village to reach Pangong Lake where he would stay overnight.” The Wayanad MP shared 10 photographs of his bike ride to Ladakh on Instagram. Sharing the pictures, Rahul wrote, “On our way to Pangong Lake, which my father used to say, is one of the most beautiful places in the world.” Some of the photos were also shared by the official X handle of the Congress party with caption, “Upwards and onwards — Unstoppable!” Namgyal said, “On Sunday, the Congress leader would leave for Nubra Valley and after staying overnight, he would return to Leh on Monday.” He said before returning to Srinagar, probably on August 24, Rahul has to visit Kargil, probably on August 22 or 23, to meet party leaders, workers and people from a cross section of society.