Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday addressed an election rally in Maharashtra's Bhandara district. Targeting the Prime Minister, Gandhi said, "PM Modi says he belongs to Other Backward Classes; he should tell us what has he done for OBCs in last 10 years." Gandhi also emphasised that caste census is important for the future of the country. 

The Congress leader also promised that the farmers' loans will be waived off if the party comes to power. "Loans of farmers will be waived if the Congress comes to power. People are distressed due to unemployment and inflation. The union government is working for a few industrialists, while common people are getting nothing," he claimed.