PTI, LUCKNOW: Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday attended a prayer meeting for a CRPF jawan killed in the Pulwama terror attack and he told the grieving family that they understood their pain as their father had also met the same fate.

Congress general secretary in-charge of western Uttar Pradesh Jyotiraditya Scindia and Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar were also present at the prayer meeting held at slain CRPF soldier Amit Kumar Kori's residence in Shamli district.

"Congress President @RahulGandhi and General Secretary In charge UP East Smt. @priyankagandhi attend the prayer meeting of martyr Amit Kumar Kori and share their grief with the family," the party said in a tweet.

Rahul and Priyanka paid tributes to the slain soldier. They were also seen consoling the members of the bereaved family.