BELAGAVI: Ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls, the Congress on Wednesday launched the party’s ‘Praja Dhvani Yatra’ from Veer Soudha in Tilakwadi, Belagavi.
The yatra will traverse different parts of the state in January and will “highlight the failures of the BJP in the state. AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, KPCC president D K Shivakumar, Assembly Opposition leader Siddaramaiah, Legislative Council Opposition leader B K Hariprasad, campaign committee president M B Patil, working president Salim Ahmed, senior leader R V Deshpande and others were present on the first day of the yatra.
The party has termed the yatra as the “people’s voice” and has pledged to expose the BJP in the state. AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala took to his Twitter handle and wrote, “The Historical “Praja Dhvani Yatra” of Congress begins today to pave the way for a new #Karnataka — a new dawn to fulfil aspirations of every Kannadiga! A “New Dawn”, A “New Beginning”, A “New Start”! CHANGE IS HERE, CONGRESS WILL DELIVER!”
“The historical “Praja Dhvani Yatra” was launched today from “Veer Soudha”, the place of the 1924 session of Indian National Congress presided over by Mahatama Gandhi. The water from the “Congress well” was used as a resolve to clean #Karnataka of the #40PercentSarkara,” Surjewala further tweeted.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to kickstart his party’s election campaign from Tamil Nadu on January 14, party sources here said on Tuesday. “Rahul Gandhi will start his election campaign from Tamil Nadu this month. He will reach the state on January 14 to attend the Jallikattu programme organised on the occasion of Pongal. Later, he is likely to visit Coimbatore on January 23 and 24”, a source said.
The sources added that the Congress leader will further visit all other states where Assembly elections are scheduled to happen this year. (ANI)