Rahul Gandhi To Start Party's Election Campaign

On Wednesday, 04 September 2024, Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start the Jammu and Kashmir election campaign.

He is scheduled to address two election rallies there.

Rahul Gandhi will address one rally each in Jammu and Kashmir for the first phase of the 3-phased Assembly elections.

Sources said a plane will land at Jammu airport at 10 a.m.

"After reaching the airport, Rahul Gandhi will take a helicopter for Sangaldan in Ramban district. Their he will address a Congress rally supporting the party candidate, Vikar Rasool Wani around 11 a.m.

Sangaldan forms part of the Banihal Assembly constituency in the Ramban district of the Jammu division.

Unable to reach an agreement on seat-sharing on the Banihal seat, both Congress and the National Conference (NC) have fielded their candidates.

Party general secretary, Bharatsinh Solanki and state Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra will accompany Rahul Gandhi during the daylong campaign.

From Sangaldan, Gandhi will move to the Dooru Assembly constituency in the Anantnag district of Kashmir.

"At 12.30 p.m., Mr. Rahul will address a Congress rally in Dooru Assembly constituency in favor of party candidate, G.A.Mir. These two rallies are a start of a series of Congress star campaigners seeking support for the party candidates.

Later, Sonia Gandhiji, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who are among the 40 Congress star campaigners in J&K, will also campaign for the party candidates", party sources said.