Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Rahul Gandhi to Meet Female Students in Pune on Aug 22
Rahul Gandhi is a famous leader in India who helps run a big political party called the Congress.
He travels around the country to talk to people and learn about their problems.
On August 22, he is going to a city called Pune.
There, he will meet with girl students who are studying or preparing for exams.
Boys will not be allowed to come to this special meeting.
The meeting is part of a programme called 'Chhatron Ki Gunj', which means 'voice of students'.
Rahul Gandhi wants to hear about the problems students are facing with their exams.
Many students are upset because important exam papers were leaked, including the NEET exam.
By listening to the students, Rahul Gandhi hopes to understand their worries and help them.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Pune on August 22 for an interaction with female students under the party's 'Chhatron Ki Gunj' programme.
The evening event will be exclusively for female students, with Congress leaders confirming that male students will not be allowed to attend.
Youth Congress leader Akshay Jain said similar student meetings have taken place in Kota, Dehradun and Prayagraj.
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshavardhan Sapkal announced the visit during a press conference on Friday.
The programme follows student protests over competitive examination issues, including the NEET paper leak, which Congress has highlighted in its youth outreach.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will interact with female students; the visit was arranged by Congress leaders including Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshavardhan Sapkal and Youth Congress leader Akshay Jain.
- What
- An exclusive interaction with female students under the Congress's 'Chhatron Ki Gunj' programme, focusing on issues faced by students, particularly female students.
- When
- August 22, in the evening.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, which Sapkal described as the 'Oxford of the East'.
- Why
- To hear directly about students' problems and concerns amid student protests and Congress criticism of the Centre over competitive examination issues such as the NEET paper leak.
- Event
- 'Chhatron Ki Gunj' student interaction programme
- Date
- August 22
- Time
- Evening
- Venue
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Eligibility
- Female students only; male students not allowed
- Announced by
- Harshavardhan Sapkal, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president
- Registration
- Via QR code circulated by the organisers
- Context
- Student protests over competitive examination issues and the NEET paper leak