Rahul Gandhi joins austerity bandwagon, travels by train to Ludhiana
New Delhi:Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi travelled in the chair car of the Shatabdi Express on Tuesday
from Delhi to Ludhiana. After his mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi flew to Mumbai in the economy class yesterday, Rahul decided not to travel in the executive class of
the super fast train to go to Ludhiana to inaugurate a four-day
camp of young Congressmen. Punjab Youth Congress chief and MP Ravneet Singh said
Rahul will return to Delhi in the same class later in the evening. Congress chairperson
Sonia Gandhi on Monday travelled to Mumbai in the economy class via flight, setting
an example for all ministers. Earlier, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee travelled
to Kolkata by economy class and External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna announced
that he would be travelling to Belarus in the economy class of a Lufthansa flight.
He also said that he would be using commercial flights for his travels henceforth.
The move came only a few days after the 'austerity' measures were suggested by
Mukherjee.
