Balod meeting on April 9
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be back in Chhattisgarh on April 9 to address a public meeting in Balod in Kanker lok Sabha constituency.The Congress vice-president had held a public meeting in the restive Kondagaon in Bastar on March 31 under unprecedented security cover to campaign for the party’s Bastar lok Sabha candidate Deepak Karma, a party press release issued here stated.
The public meeting at Balod would be attended by party workers from Rajnandgaon, Durg, Mahasamund and Dhamtari.State Congress president Bhupesh Baghel held a meeting of party workers to review the preparations underway for the Congress vice-president’s public meeting in Balod.
Baghel also visited his Assembly constituency Patan, which comes under the Durg lok Sabha constituency, and campaigned for party candidate Tamradwaj Sahu. later, he also attended the manifesto declaration function of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) at the State Congress headquarters, Congress Bhawan, in Raipur.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Opposition, TS Singh Deo, on Wednesday visited village Uttarda in Katghora, Shiyang in Rampur, Iraf, Ghosra (in Pali-Tankhar) and Charcha in Baikuntpur and addressed public meetings. He will address public meetings in Chirmiri, Kotadol, Janakpur, Bachrapodi and Mudhali on Thursday.