SRINAGAR: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament) Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban and Islamabad (Anantnag) districts today, September 4.
The two public rallies will kickstart the Congress party’s campaign for the J&K Assembly polls being held after a gap of 10 years.
These rallies are part of the campaign for the party’s candidates contesting in the first phase of the elections on September 18.
Besides Rahul Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are among the 40 star campaigners of the party in the upcoming three-phased Assembly polls.
Polling to elect 90 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly members will be held on September 18, 25, and October 1. “Rahul ji will kickstart the party’s campaign starting tomorrow. On Wednesday, he will address two public rallies in Ramban and Islamabad (Anantnag) districts in support of Congress candidates,” Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Tariq Hamid Karra told media person in Srinagar.
Rahul and Kharge were in Jammu and Kashmir last month ahead of NC-Congress alliance announcement.
The Congress and the National Conference have entered into a pre-poll alliance for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, being held for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019.
Karra said Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Jammu from Delhi on Wednesday and then fly to the Gool area of Ramban district to address a rally in the afternoon. He will campaign for former Jammu and Kashmir unit chief of the party Vikar Rasool Wani, who is contesting from the Banihal assembly constituency. Polling for the seat will be held in the first phase on September 18.
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