Rahul Gandhi to address poll rally in Telangana's Armoor
Hyderabad (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, currently on the campaign trail in Telangana, will address a public rally at Armoor on Friday before leaving for the national capital ending his three-day visit, party sources said.
Though the Wayanad MP is scheduled to address another rally in Nizamabad today, it was cancelled as he had to leave for Delhi due to an important meeting which requires his presence, they said.
Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi why the caste census data prepared during the UPA regime was not made public, Gandhi on Thursday in rallies at different places in poll-bound Telangana said the exercise will be taken up in the country after the Congress comes to power.
Exuding confidence that his party is going to come to power in Telangana after the November 30 assembly polls, the Congress MP said, "The Congress wave is coming in Telangana like a tsunami".
Addressing corner meetings and public rallies in Bhupalpally, Peddapalli and Karimnagar districts, during the Congress' ongoing 'Vijayabheri' Yatra in the state, he said the BJP has to be defeated in Delhi and BRS has to be defeated in Telangana and urged the people to extend their full support to Congress.
Gandhi began his three-day poll campaign on October 18.
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Deve Gowda hints at NDA tie-up for local body, Panchayat polls
Bengaluru: JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has indicated that the party is open to an understanding with the NDA in the upcoming local body, taluk and zilla panchayat elections.
Speaking to reporters at J.P. Bhavan on Wednesday, he said the JD(S) is a regional party, while the BJP is a national party. “We have to wait and see what decision they take regarding a pre-poll alliance. As far as local body elections are concerned, we will discuss the matter together before taking a decision,” he said.
Responding to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s allegation that the JD(S) does not give positions to anyone outside the family, Deve Gowda said the charge has no substance. “My memory is still strong. I will respond to everything at the appropriate time,” he remarked.
He also said that a JD(S) convention will be held in Vijayapura on February 27 and that he has been invited to participate in the event.
