Rajasthan: Rahul Gandhi to address rally in Banswara on August 9

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Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Rajasthan's Banswara on Wednesday, August 9.

This will be his first public meeting after the restoration of his Lok Sabha membership.

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The rally will mark the beginning of the Congress party's campaign for the state Assembly polls due later this year.

"Gandhi will address a public meeting at Mangarh Dham in Banswara on Wednesday. A large number of people, including tribals, will take part," Rajasthan Congress general secretary Swarnim Chaturvedi said.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot will reach Banswara on Wednesday.

Mangarh Dham, located near the Rajasthan-Gujarat border, is a historic place where hundreds of tribal people led by Govind Guru were killed in firing by Britishers in 1913. In November 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi too addressed a rally at Mangarh Dham.

The location is also close to Madhya Pradesh, where the assembly polls will be held later this year.

"Banswara, Dungarpur, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, and Pratapgarh are the tribal districts of Rajasthan and Congress workers from these areas will attend the rally," Chaturvedi said.

Meanwhile, as only a few months are left for the Assembly polls in five states - Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram, the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge plans to hit the ground from next week, just after the conclusion of ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, sources said on Tuesday.

(with inputs from PTI)