"BJP Against Tribals, Dalits": Rahul Gandhi Kickstarts Mizoram Campaign
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"Vote for us and we will protect your culture, language, traditions, and religion," Rahul Gandhi said at a rally.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrived in Aizawl today for a two-day visit to campaign for the party that ruled the mountain state for several years till 2018 when it lost to the Mizo National Front, or the MNF.
Canvassing for the party ahead of the crucial November 7 assembly elections in the state, Rahul Gandhi joined supporters in a foot march from the Aizawl's Chanmari area to the Raj Bhawan.
Addressing party workers and supporters at a rally, the Congress scion slammed the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the ethnic violence in neighbouring Manipur, which the Congress has made into a key poll issue. He launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP in Manipur over the continuing violence and PM Modi for not visiting the state even once since clashes broke out on May 3.
