Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts today on September 4. Both the public rallies will mark the start of the Congress party's campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections being held after a gap of 10 years.
These rallies are part of the campaign for the party candidates contesting the first phase of elections to be held on September 18.
Congress President other than Rahul Gandhi Mallikarjun KhargeSonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra He is among the 40 star campaigners of the party in the upcoming three-phase assembly elections.
Voting to elect 90 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will be held on September 18, 25 and October 1. “Rahul ji will begin the party's campaign from tomorrow. He will address two public rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts on Wednesday in support of Congress candidates,” the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief said. Tariq Hamid Karra told PTI.
Rahul and Kharge were in Jammu and Kashmir last month Before the announcement of NC-Congress alliance.
Congress and National Conference have formed a pre-poll alliance for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. This election is being held for the first time after the removal of most of the provisions of Article 370. Article 370 Article 144 of the Constitution came into force in August 2019.
Karra said Rahul Gandhi will reach Jammu from Delhi on Wednesday and then go to Gul area of ​​Ramban district to address a rally in the afternoon. He will campaign for the former chief minister. Jammu and Kashmir Party unit chief Vikar Rasool Wani is contesting from Banihal assembly constituency. Voting for this seat will be held in the first phase on September 18.
After this, Gandhi will go to Dooru area of ​​Anantnag district, where he will address another rally in support of the Congress general secretary and former minister. Ghulam Ahmed MirWho is contesting from Duru Assembly Constituency.
Rahul ji will start the party's campaign from tomorrow.
He said that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha will return to Delhi from Srinagar in the evening.
According to the seat-sharing agreement between the two parties, National Convention In the alliance between the (NC) and the Congress, the former will contest 51 seats and the latter 32. The two parties will have a friendly contest on five seats and have left one seat each for the CPI(M) and the Panthers Party.
