India, May 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Thursday denied permission to interact with students at the Dr Ambedkar Welfare Hostel in Bihar's Darbhanga.

The district administration, in a letter issued by district welfare officer (DWO) Alok Kumar, had informed the Congress party on Wednesday that permission was not granted for its proposed event under the 'Shiksha Nyay Samvad' initiative, to be held on hostel premises. Later in the day, a district public relations officer (DPRO) announced that the venue had been shifted to Nagar Bhawan, near the municipal corporation office.

"The organisers informed that the venue of Rahul Gandhi's program has been changed to Nagar Bhawan (Town Hall). Necessary arrangements have been made there,...