Rahul Gandhi breaks security cover to meet 8-year-old fan
[Read: Rahul Gandhi interacts with students in Bangalore]
Rahul stopped his convoy and got down from his car to meet Dushyant, a class four student who was waving a NSUI flag at the Congress Vice President as he was leaving Central College ground after an interaction with select students.
Speaking to reporters after his brief talk with Rahul, Dushyant said "....I had come to see Rahul Gandhi; ....he asked me how are you? I replied I'm fine, how are you?" "Then I told him- you will become Prime Minister; ....he replied to me- you will also become Prime Minister," Dushyant added.
Rahul stopped his convoy and got down from his car to meet the 8-year-old boy
Visibly overjoyed, Dushayant's father said ".....I have been waiting with my son for three hours to catch a glimpse of Rahul, I was not let inside....Rahul who saw my son himself called us; ....I have blessed him that he will become Prime Minister."
Speaking to reporters after interacting with Rahul Gandhi, Mithun, a student from Christ University said "....the interaction was about education, skills, employment..... He (Rahul) had kept the interaction very general, rather wanted to know more from us. His major emphasis was on women empowerment."
Stating that there was clarity in his (Rahul) thoughts, another student said "there was no specificity, it was general discussion."
"Rahul
spoke
about
basics
like
education
in
India,
how
to
improve
it.....;
most
of
the
topics
were
given
by
students
as
he
wanted
us
to
talk....,"
said
a
group
of
students
from
Mount
Carmel
College.
Pointing
out
that
students
spoke
to
Rahul
on
topics
like
granting
more
money
for
R&D
and
quota
issues,
they
said
"....he
wanted
students
to
be
part
of
the
political
system
and
bring
about
a
change
in
it."
PTI