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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited the Leh Main Market in Ladakh and met the army veterans. He also interacted with people in the market. Gandhi arrived in Leh for a two-day visit to the Union Territory on Thursday, however, he later extended his trip till August 25.

Earlier on Saturday, the Congress leader, who is currently on his visit to Ladakh, embarked on a bike ride to Pangong Tso. During his visit, he also slammed the Centre, saying that its claim that not an inch of Indian land was taken by China's People Liberation Army (PLA) troops "is not true".

The Congress MP stated that the villagers, too, believe that Chinese troops intruded upon and took Indian territory and that this is a matter of concern.

The Congress leader interacted with the reporters after laying floral tributes to a framed photograph of the former PM by a gleaming Pangong Tso lake on an overcast Sunday morning.

"The locals here are concerned about China taking our land. They have said that the Chinese troops took away their grazing land. However, the PM says not an inch of land was taken away. This is not true, you can ask anyone here," Gandhi said.

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This is his first visit to Ladakh since Jammu and Kashmir were bifurcated into two Union Territories, Ladakh and J-K, following the removal of Articles 370 and 35 (A) on August 5, 2019.

Congress and National Conference have forged a pre-poll alliance against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Kargil council polls scheduled to be held on September 10.

Although the Congress MP visited Srinagar and Jammu twice earlier this year, he, however, did not travel to Ladakh. In January, the Congress leader visited Jammu and Srinagar during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Again on a personal visit in February, he visited the Gulmarg ski resort.

(With inputs from agency)