Rahul, Priyanka to address separate public rallies in poll-bound MP next week

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to address rallies in MP on Oct 10 and 12 respectively. BJP striving to retain power, while Congress seeks to return to helm. Priyanka reiterates Congress' guarantees and accuses BJP of corruption. Congress promises free/subsidised power, pension scheme, farm loan waiver, Rs 1,500/month to women. BJP returned to power in March 2020.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address separate public rallies in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on October 10 and 12 respectively, a party functionary said.

Elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly are due in November this year. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is striving to retain power, while the opposition is trying to return to the helm.

"Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will address a public rally in Beohari of Shahdol district on October 10," state Congress media department president K K Mishra said.

Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a rally in Mandla on October 12, he said.

MP Congress chief Kamal Nath will also address both the gatherings along with other party leaders, Mishra said.

This will be the fourth public rally of Priyanka Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh in the recent past. On October 5, she addressed a rally at Mohankheda in Dhar district. Earlier, she had addressed rallies in Jabalpur and Gwalior.

Rahul Gandhi's rally in Shahdol will be his second such event in the state after September 30, when he addressed a public gathering in Shajapur district. His Bharat Jodo Yatra had also passed through the state last year.