Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, 7 June, met the family of murdered singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala in Moosa village of Punjab's Mansa district, days after the 28-year-old singer was shot dead.
Gandhi travelled to Moosa with Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and other Punjab Congress leaders from the Chandigarh airport earlier.
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Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala at his residence.
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Rahul Gandhi meets Sidhu Moose Wala's family, Tuesday, 7 June.
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A teary-eyed Balkaur Singh, father of murdered singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala, interacts with Rahul Gandhi at his residence.
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Balkaur Singh, father of Sidhu Moose Wala interacts with Rahul Gandhi at his residence in Moosa.
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Rahul Ganghi meets Sidhu Moose Wala's family in Moosa village.
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Rahul Gandhi at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday, 7 June.
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Gandhi's visit comes amid a beeline of political leaders visiting the family since Moose Wala's killing on 29 May. While Union Home Minister Amit Shah met the family on Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann visited a day before him on Friday.
Gandhi had earlier expressed condolences to Moose Wala's family after the latter's death.
In a Twitter post, he had written, "Deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of promising Congress leader and talented artist, Sidhu Moosewala. My heartfelt condolences to his loved ones and fans from across the world."
Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead in a village in Punjab's Mansa district on Sunday, 29 May.
The murder came a day after Punjab Police curtailed Moose Wala's security cover, along with that of 423 others as part of the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's crackdown on VIP culture.
Moose Wala had contested the Punjab Assembly polls on a Congress ticket from Mansa this year and was defeated by AAP candidate Dr Vijay Singla by a margin of 63,323 votes.