This week Uttar Pradesh will witness active political activities with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and national vice-president Congress Rahul Gandhi holding separate rallies ostensibly showing their strength before State goes to polls early next year.
While the PM will address Parivartan Rally in Kanpur on Monday afternoon, while at the same time Rahul Gandhai will address anti-demonetisation rally called ‘Jan Akrosh maharally,’ at Jaunpur-about 300 km away south east of Kanpur.
This would be sixth and last Parivartan Rally for the PM. His last rally – fifth in the series in Bahraich was cancelled after his helicopter could not land due to bad weather following which he delivered speech over phone. UP BJP general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak, who is camping in Kanpur to oversee the arrangements claimed that the meeting would be an historic one where PM will give a befitting reply to the opposition who are opposing the demonetisation move.
It is expected that Modi will sit on the same chair which he used during launching of his campaign for the 2014 lok Sabha polls by addressing first ‘Vijay Sankhnad’ rally in Kanpur on October 19, 2013. A crowd of around five lakh people are expected to attend the rally, which will be held at the Railways Ground in Nirala Nagar. I
In Jaunpur the Congress is gearing up for show of strength for Rahul Gandhi’s rally. Congress vice-president and media in charge Satyadeo Tripathi said that supporters from nearby districts of Varanasi, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Chandauli and Azamgarh districts will attend the rally.
AICC general secretary Gulam Nabi Azad and UP president Raj Babbar are also expected to participate in the Jan Akrosh Maharally to be held at the VRP Inter college ground in Jaunpur confirmed Congress spokesperson.