- April 16, 2023
Rahul: Congress leader Rahul to hold rally in Kolar where he made Modi surname remark | Karnataka Election News – Times of India
KOLAR/BENGALURU: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will on Sunday address a rally in Kolar – the Karnataka town where he had made the Modi surname remark in 2019 that led to his criminal-defamation conviction and disqualification as MP last month.
The rally was postponed twice: on April 5 and 9. This will be Rahul’s second visit to the state after the announcement of assembly polls on May 10. In March, Rahul had visited the state to announce a monthly allowance for unemployed youths. Some fear Rahul may face protests on Sunday as Congress heavyweight and former CM Siddaramaiah was denied Kolar as a second seat. He has been fielded from Varuna in Mysuru district. After the Kolar rally, Rahul is scheduled to inaugurate an Indira Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru.
The rally was postponed twice: on April 5 and 9. This will be Rahul’s second visit to the state after the announcement of assembly polls on May 10. In March, Rahul had visited the state to announce a monthly allowance for unemployed youths. Some fear Rahul may face protests on Sunday as Congress heavyweight and former CM Siddaramaiah was denied Kolar as a second seat. He has been fielded from Varuna in Mysuru district. After the Kolar rally, Rahul is scheduled to inaugurate an Indira Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru.
