City
Epaper

People brave heavy rain as they welcome Rahul to Wayanad

By IANS | Updated: June 7, 2019 18:10 IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad constituency in Kerala, arrived here on Friday afternoon as thousands gathered to welcome him, braving heavy rain.

Open in App

Gandhi, who contested from two parliamentary seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Amethi in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad won from Wayanad with a record margin of 431,770 votes.

The Congress President arrived at the Kozhikode airport at around 2.45 p.m. and was received by state Congress President Mullapally Ramachandran, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala and top leaders from the Indian Union Muslim League.

Starting Friday, Gandhi will be conducting road shows in each of the seven Assembly constituencies in Wayanad, over a period of three days.

His first road show was at Kallikavu, which forms part of the Wandoor Assembly segment in Malappuram district.

Arriving in a convoy of 100 vehicles, Gandhi, accompanied by senior party leaders, was in an open vehicle and despite heavy rain, thousands of people waited cheerfully to see him.

He assured the people that Wayanad's issues would be raised in the Lok Sabha.

Gandhi's next stop was Nilambur which was a similar sight as thousands of people, including women and children, waited to see him.

After two more stops, Gandhi will travel to Wayanad where he will spend the night and on Saturday morning he will resume his road shows. On Sunday, he will fly back from Kozhikode to Delhi.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: Malappuram
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalKerala: Over 30 Injured as Firecrackers Explode at Football Match in Malappuram (Watch Video)

NationalElephant Goes on Rampage in Malappuram, Injures 20 During Annual Offering at BP Angadi Mosque in Kerala (Watch Video)

NationalKerala Earthquake Scare: Over 280 People Evacuated from Malappuram Village After ‘Explosion-Like’ Sounds

NationalKerala: 2-Year-Old Girl Dies After Car Airbag Deploys During Accident in Malappuram

NationalMonkeypox in Kerala: Man Who Recently Traveled from UAE Tests Positive for Mpox

National Realted Stories

NationalCentre tells states to onboard eMaap portal to help consumers

NationalMinister urges young IRS officers to strive for Viksit Bharat goal

NationalKarnataka govt declares state mourning for Pope Francis’ funeral

NationalMaha CM approves two helipads and eight parking lots at Shirdi Airport

NationalMaoists request security forces for dialogue amid intensified anti-LWE action