New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi is all set to start his second round of campaigning in Karnataka ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Duri-ng his three-day second leg of canvassing there, Mr Gandhi will cover Belgaum, Vijayapura (Bijapur), Bagalkot and Dharwad districts from the Mumbai-Karnataka region of the state. He had already campaigned earlier in the state.
“The Congress chief will be visiting these parts of the state for three days as part of Jana Ashirwada Yatre,” All-India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary in-charge for the region Manickam Tagore said.
Mr Gandhi is expected to address public meetings, an only mahila (women) rally, hold interaction with various groups and also flag off a marathon during the visit. Continuing his temple run, Mr Gandhi will also be visiting prominent temples in the area.
The BJP, which is keen to regain power in the state, has also put up their big guns for campaigning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath have already started visiting Karnataka. They have been targeting Karnataka chief minister Siddharamaiha for “not carrying out development in the state”.
Meanwhile, Mr Gandhi continued to target the Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on the PNB fraud and the Rafale deal.
