Rahul Gandhi kicks off election campaign in Madhya Pradesh, attacks BJP over demonetisation, GST and farm loan waivers

Rahul Gandhi kicks off election campaign in Madhya Pradesh, attacks BJP over demonetisation, GST and farm loan waivers

FP Staff February 14, 2019, 15:10:57 IST

With a roadshow and a rally in Bhopal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi kicked off his party’s campaign for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, which are slated for later this year.

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Rahul Gandhi kicks off election campaign in Madhya Pradesh, attacks BJP over demonetisation, GST and farm loan waivers
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on 17 September kicked off campaign for Madhya Pradesh elections. State president Kamal Nath greeted Congress leader and MP Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia as they arrived at the airport ahead of a roadshow, in Bhopal. PTI
Travelling in a bus, the 48-year-old leader criss-crossed several areas of Bhopal, passing through the roads that were decorated for his welcome. He held a 15-kilometre roadshow also called the Sankalp Yatra. This was the virtual launch of the Congress campaign for the Assembly polls slated in Madhya Pradesh for later this year. PTI
Thousands of Congress workers and local residents flanked the roads and jostled to catch a glimpse of Rahul, who was accompanied by senior party leaders, including Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia. After the roadshow, Rahul addressed a public meeting, during which he attacked Narendra Modi's government over demonetisation, GST and farm loan waivers. PTI
Raising the issue of farm-loan waiver, Rahul questioned why the loans of farmers, who
Congress workers arrived from all over Madhya Pradesh to welcome the party chief and take part in the meeting, a police officer said. Rahul attacked demonetisation and called it the
Posters and cutouts of Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi among other party leaders was seen on the roads of Bhopal ahead of the leader's visit. He took on the scheduled roadshow after performing a puja and taking blessings from 11 priests. ANI
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