Rahul Gandhi reaches Great Nicobar, says he made it despite administration’s efforts to stop him

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) visited Great Nicobar Island and met with local Nicobarese community leaders at Rajiv Nagar in Campbell Bay, who explained their concerns and fears about the Union government’s ₹92,000 crore mega infrastructure project.

Mr. Gandhi’s visit to Nicobar comes weeks after a delegation from the island visited him in New Delhi to raise their issues with the way the Union government is proceeding with the “holistic development” project, the draft master plan for which envisions it as a tourism-reliant economy by 2055.