Rahul reaches Patna for opposition meet, received by Nitish at airport
The Hindu
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 23 received a warm welcome from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar upon arrival in the state capital for a crucial opposition meeting.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 23 received a warm welcome from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar upon arrival in the state capital for a crucial opposition meeting.
“Bihar is the DNA of Congress”, Mr. Gandhi said at Sadaqat Ashram in Patna while addressing party workers ahead of the opposition meeting. “Together, we will defeat the BJP. BJP spreads hatred while Congress believes in love”, he added.
Mr. Gandhi, who is in Bihar for the first time after the State Assembly polls of 2020, was accompanied by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary in charge of organisation, K C Venugopal.
Mr. Kharge said that if we win Bihar, we will win the country.
Mr. Kumar, accompanied by JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, drove to the Jayprakash Narayan airport, half-a-kilometre from his residence, to receive the visitors.
The airport premises has been, since morning, chock-a-block with Congress workers and supporters, eager to catch a glimpse of Mr. Gandhi, the response of whose 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' has infused the cadre with fresh vigour.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.