Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, will kick off his campaign in Punjab on Thursday in Amritsar, ahead of the elections there next month. During his trip in the city, he paid visits to Sri Harmandir Sahib, Durgiana Mandir, and Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal, as well as 117 Congress candidates.
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Gandhi will then travel by road to Jalandhar and speak at a virtual rally in Mithapur. Navjot Singh Sidhu, the state Congress chairman, disclosed Gandhi’s plan for the day in a tweet, saying the party is looking forward to receiving him.
“On January 27th, our visionary leader Rahul Gandhi Ji will pay a visit to Punjab. “Every Congress worker in Punjab is looking forward to welcoming him,” Sidhu tweeted.
This is Gandhi’s first visit to Punjab since the Election Commission of India banned physical rallies earlier this month in response to the escalating number of Covid-19 cases.
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The Congress is hoping to keep power in Punjab, which will vote on February 20 and have the results released on March 10.
