Agra: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on his Kisan Mahayatra through Uttar Pradesh, had a narrow escape at Agra on Saturday when he came in contact with an electric wire.
The incident happened when he paid his respects to the statue of Maharaja Agrasen in the Favvara area of the Taj city.
As Mr Gandhi bowed to garland the statue, an electric wire, apparently used to feed the shops in the market, touched his head, forcing him to move back immediately. An SPG functionary, standing next to him, held him, fearing that he might lose balance, a witness told IANS.
This is the second security breach faced by Rahul Gandhi, who is protected by the elite Special Protection Group, during his ongoing 2,500 km Kisan Mahayatra which is to go through 223 assembly constituencies in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
The incident happened when he paid his respects to the statue of Maharaja Agrasen in the Favvara area of the Taj city.
As Mr Gandhi bowed to garland the statue, an electric wire, apparently used to feed the shops in the market, touched his head, forcing him to move back immediately. An SPG functionary, standing next to him, held him, fearing that he might lose balance, a witness told IANS.
This is the second security breach faced by Rahul Gandhi, who is protected by the elite Special Protection Group, during his ongoing 2,500 km Kisan Mahayatra which is to go through 223 assembly constituencies in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
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