Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi are in Chhattisgarh today to campaign ahead of run-up to the assembly polls in a state that has been reeling under Left-wing extremism for decades now. Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Chhattisgarh next week in two phases on November 12 and November 20. The first phase is to be held in the Maoist-affected constituencies of Bastar region that falls in the southern part of the central Indian state.
PM Modi in his address at Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, said "urban Maoists live in air-conditioned homes, study abroad, roam around in fancy cars and try to disrupt peace here." Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP government over alleged inaction against insolvent businessmen who have "fled the country" in his poll address. Their visit comes a day after at least five people, including a security personnel, were killed after Maoists triggered an explosion in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
Here are the Highlights of their Chhattisgarh visit:
