Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday offered prayers at the Dwarkadhish temple before starting his three-day campaign in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat where the Assembly polls are due later this year.
After his arrival at the Mithapur airstrip near here, Mr. Gandhi went straight to the famous Dwarkadhish temple to offer prayers. He was accompanied by Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki and state party in-charge Ashok Gehlot.
The Patel quota agitation leader, Hardik Patel, welcomed Mr. Gandhi to Gujarat with a tweet.
“ Congress ke rashtriya upadhyaksh Rahulji ka Gujarat mae hardik swagat hai..Jay Shri Krishna (a warm welcome to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat...),” Mr. Patel tweeted.
Mr. Gandhi will later visit some of the villages near Dwarka before reaching Hanjrapar, where he is scheduled to lead a rally on a bullock cart.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at Dwarkadhish Temple.
After the rally, Mr. Gandhi would interact with villagers through the platform of ‘gram sabha’ Several wooden cots have been arranged at Hanjrapar, so that Gandhi and other leaders can have a dialogue with villagers, a release issued by the Gujarat Congress said.
On his way from Dwarka to Jamnagar city during the day, Gandhi will address the public at different locations and interact with locals, farmers and fishermen.
In Jamnagar, Mr. Gandhi is also scheduled to hold a meeting with traders and business community, the release said.
