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Rahul Gandhi will visit Uttarakhand on August 18 to participate in a programme organised by his alma mater Doon School, party officials said on Wednesday. Uttarakhand state Congress chief Pritam Singh held a meeting with senior party leaders to discuss the preparations. Party spokesperson Garima Dasauni said Gandhi would be accorded a warm welcome by party workers and leaders on his arrival at the Jollygrant Airport on Friday. Gandhi’s father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi also studied at the Doon School.