New Delhi: Hitting out at Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an election rally in Maharashtra said, those sitting in Delhi in AC rooms and keeping a tab on things which will happen after who hugs whom, after who shakes hands with whom, after who looks at whom, they don't know the ground reality.
Meanwhile, Congress President Rahul Gandhi offered prayers and performed rituals for his late family members as well as victims of the Pulwama terror attack at Thirunelli temple today. Mr Gandhi, who is contesting the ensuing polls from Wayanad parliamentary constituency, was accompanied by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, among others. The Congress president is scheduled to address rallies in Kerala's Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram later in the day.
Mr Gandhi had filed his nomination from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat on April 4. He was accompanied by his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The state party unit had requested Mr Gandhi to contest from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, which fell vacant following the death of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president M I Shanavas last year.
Polling in Kerala will be held in a single phase on April 23. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
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Apr 17, 2019 14:47 (IST)
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Apr 17, 2019 12:26 (IST)
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Apr 17, 2019 12:08 (IST)
Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Kerala: I've not come here as a politician who is going to tell you what to do or what I think. I'm not here to tell you my 'Mann ki baat', I'm here to understand what is inside your heart, your soul.
Apr 17, 2019 11:43 (IST)
PM in Solapur, Maharashtra: Those sitting in Delhi in AC rooms and keeping a tab on things which will happen after who hugs whom, after who shakes hands with whom, after who looks at whom, they don't know the ground reality. Now I know why Sharad Rao ran away from the battleground.
Apr 17, 2019 11:27 (IST)
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Rahul Gandhi's temple visit in Wayanad said, "Last time also he had wished to come here but because of security restrictions, he could not do it. Here is the place where the ashes of Rajiv Gandhi were immersed, in Papanasini river."