This is not the first time Hooda has faced this embarrassment.
Congress general secretary and Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi had made a surprise visit to Mirchpur village in Hisar district April 29, 2010, just days after members of the upper caste and politically dominant Jat community had set several houses of Dalits on fire. A Dalit man and his handicapped daughter were killed.
During the visit, Rahul Gandhi saw the burnt houses and patiently listened to the grievances of the victim families.
Hooda and his administration came to know of the visit only after Rahul Gandhi had left the scene.
