JAIPUR, Sept 8: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar arrived in his home state Rajasthan on Thursday and visited his ancestral village Kithana in Jhunjhunu district.
It is Dhankhar’s first visit to the state after being elected as the Vice President. Dhankhar reached Kithana by helicopter and was accorded a warm welcome by the local people.
He visited a school, offered prayers at a temple, and laid the foundation stone of another school. The Vice President also interacted with people.
Jhunjhunu MP Narendra Kumar, Women and Child Welfare Minister Mamta Bhupesh, local MLAs and other public representatives were present with him.
Dhankhar then visited for the Salasar Balaji temple in Churu district. He was scheduled to offer prayers at the Khatu Shyamji temple in Sikar before heading for Jaipur.
In Jaipur, Dhankhar is scheduled to meet with Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra around 3.40 pm and attend a function of the Bar Council of Rajasthan in the evening before returning to Delhi. (PTI)
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