Gandhi siblings address rally in Haryana
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Leader of Oppostion in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi arrived in Ambala today to campaign for the party in Ambala and Kurukshetra ahead of the assembly elections in the state from October 5.
Priyanka said that the ruling BJP government in the country has done nothing for the people of Haryana and urged voters to oust the party from power. (Photo: PTI)
'Haryana Vijay Sankalp Yatra'
Rahul Gandhi is set to intensify his efforts to help the party regain power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana.
As part of his "Haryana Vijay Sankalp Yatra," Gandhi will embark on the second phase of his campaign trail, covering various districts in the state.
The former Congress president had already addressed rallies at Assandh in Karnal and Barwala in Hisar on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)
Selja and Vadra on stage
AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with party leader Kumari Selja during a public meeting for Haryana Assembly. (Photo: PTI)
Hold hands in show of unity
Putting up a show of unity as campaigning entered its final leg for the Haryana assembly elections, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and his sister Priyanka, who is the Congress general secretary, on Monday got former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja to hold hands before embarking on the Haryana Vijay Sankalp Yatra from Naraingarh in Ambala district.
'Haryana govt is the first step'
"Haryana government is the first step. There will be change here, but when the government comes in Delhi, I want to know how much money is going into the pockets of the poor and how much money is coming out of their pockets, and I am not going to leave this...All the small parties that are contesting polls in Haryana, are BJP's party. Their remote control is in their hands. The fight is between BJP and Congress. It is a fight of ideology. On one side there is justice, and on the other side there is injustice," Rahul said in the rally.
'What was done to our wrestlers?'
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leader Bajrang Punia during a public meeting for Haryana Assembly elections, at Naraingarh, in Ambala district, Haryana.
"What was done to our wrestlers? They were made to sit on the road, they kept protesting. The Prime Minister did not have even have five minutes to meet them. And then you all saw what happened in the Olympics recently. You are the people who fight, you have self-respect...," the Congress leader said.(PTI Photo)
'What has BJP done for people of Haryana?'
Addressing the rally in Naraingarah, Ambala, Priyanka said, "The farmers, athletes and soldiers have kept the respect of the entire country high. But the BJP has always insulted them. In the last 10 years, the farmers, despite whatever they have done for the country have been lathi-charged and treated badly. They were not given their MSPs. What has the BJP done for the people of Haryana? You all know how our wrestlers were treated. They were made to sit on the road and they kept protesting. The hardworking children of Haryana have not got anything."