‘Bad Weather’ Dampens Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat Campaign Plans

Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Anjar, Morbi, Dhrangadhra and Wadhwan on Tuesday.

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi being garlanded at an election campaign rally at Anjar in Kutch district of Gujarat on Tuesday.

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Rahul Gandhi will be in Gujarat from 5 to 8 December to campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections. In his last leg of campaigning before the first phase of polls in the BJP-ruled state, Gandhi will address various public meetings and rallies.

On Tuesday, 5 December, he visited Anjar, where he lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not talking about the “future of Gujarat”.

Gujarat Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on 9 and 14 December.

• Rahul Gandhi began his Gujarat tour in Anjar on Tuesday, 5 December
  
• His events at Morbi and Surendranagar were cancelled due to bad weather conditions
  
• His schedule for 6 December has also been suspended
• The Congress Vice President’s programmes for 7 December have been shifted to 8 December
• The party’s poll manifesto released on 4 December, promises loan waiver, Indira Canteens, quota for Patidars, and other incentives
  

Updated at:7th Dec, 2017 at 2:44 PM

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Updated at:7th Dec, 2017 at 2:42 PM

Cyclone Ockhi: Rahul's Campaign Plans Postponed

The Congress on Tuesday, 5 December, cancelled Rahul Gandhi’s events at Morbi and Surendranagar due to “bad weather conditions”.

His schedule for 6 December has also been suspended while the party scion’s events for 7 December have been shifted to 8 December.

Reports said that Cyclone Ockhi was likely to make a landfall on the Gujarat coast late on Tuesday night.

Rahul Gandhi “urged” party workers to provide help to “the needy”.

Updated at:6th Dec, 2017 at 4:45 AM

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Rahul Gandhi Addresses a Public Meeting in Anjar

I was listening to Narendra Modi yesterday, 60 percent of his speech was about the Congress party. The elections are not about Congress or BJP but about the people of Gujarat. In his entire speech, he did not talk about the future of Gujarat.

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul criticises the Tata Nano plant in Gujarat. “Rs 33,000 crore was given to Tata for the Nano plant. UPA implemented MNREGA in the entire country in that much amount,” says Congress VP Rahul Gandhi. “I have barely seen a Tata Nano on Gujarat roads.”

The real Gujarat Model includes the women, the farmers and small-scale businesses. Narendra Modi’s version only includes 4-5 industrialists. 

Rahul Gandhi highlights Congress party’s manifesto says, “We will provide low-cost healthcare, waive farmer loans, built 25 lakh homes, provide Narmada water and free education for young girls.”

The Congress vice president lambasts PM Narendra Modi over Jay Shah’s company, the Rafale Deal and delaying Parliament’s Winter Session.

Updated at:6th Dec, 2017 at 4:45 AM

Itinerary for Day 1

Here is Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s itinerary in Gujarat for 5 December:

• 1 pm: Public meeting at Town Hall ground, Anjar, Kutch district
• 3 pm: Public meeting at Welcome Park party plot, Morbi
• 4.45 pm: Public meeting at Jinn Mill ground, Dhrangadhra, Surendranagar district
• 7 pm: Public meeting at MB Shah College ground, Wadhwan, Surendranagar district

Updated at:5th Dec, 2017 at 9:07 AM

Rahul's Last Mile Before Gujarat Decides the Fate

The Congress vice president, whose elevation to party president is imminent after he filed his nomination papers on Monday, 4 December, has spearheaded the Grand Old Party’s Gujarat campaign. In the last two months, he has lashed out heavily at the incumbent BJP, and interacted with traders, businessmen, tribals, Dalits, and Patidars.

Gandhi-led Congress has also formed an alliance with local leaders like Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakur.

The party also released its manifesto for Gujarat on Monday, 4 December. 'Special category' quota for weaker communities with similar rights enjoyed by OBCs, farm loan waiver, setting up 'Indira canteens' to provide nutritious food for labourers at Rs 10, are some of its highlights.

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Updated at:5th Dec, 2017 at 9:07 AM