Rahul stands in solidarity with agitating Kerala youth over NH 766 travel ban

New Delhi:Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed solidarity with the youth in Kerala who have been on a hunger strike against the travel ban on NH 766 between Kerala and Karnataka.

Mr Gandhi, who was in Wayanad, met the youth who were agitating and were hospitalised following the prolonged fasting.Taking to micro-blogging site twitter, Mr Gandhi said ,''I am in Wayanad, Kerala to stand in solidarity with the youth who have been on hunger strike, protesting against the travel ban on National Highway 766. Earlier, I visited those who have had to be hospitalised, as a result of the prolonged fast.''

The youth in Kerala's Wayanad are protesting in the Sulthan Bathery area to lift the night traffic ban in the core tiger habitat of Bandipur National Park. (UNI)