IN PHOTOS: Rahul Gandhi takes train for Raipur in Chhattisgarh

Updated On: 25 September, 2023 07:16 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a train from Bilaspur, where he addressed an event, to Raipur in Chhattisgarh. Pics/Congress` X account and PTI

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a train from Bilaspur, where he addressed an event, to Raipur in Chhattisgarh. Pics/Congress` X account and PTI

<p>The ruling Congress has routinely claimed the railway ministry had cancelled 2,600 trains in the state in the last few months, which was causing immense hardship to people</p>

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The ruling Congress has routinely claimed the railway ministry had cancelled 2,600 trains in the state in the last few months, which was causing immense hardship to people

<p>Rahul Gandhi boarded an Intercity train from Bilaspur along with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, party`s state in charge Kumari Selja and state unit chief Dipak Baij, among others</p>

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Rahul Gandhi boarded an Intercity train from Bilaspur along with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, party`s state in charge Kumari Selja and state unit chief Dipak Baij, among others

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In photos shared by the Congress on X, Rahul Gandhi was seen interacting with passengers in the train

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Rahul Gandhi had attended `Awas Nyay Sammelan`in Parsada (Sakri) village in Takhatpur development block of Bilaspur district

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Asserting that the caste census is the answer to such questions, Rahul Gandhi asked why Modi was scared of the enumeration exercise

<p>Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that his party would conduct a "caste census" if elected to power as only such an exercise would ensure "participation of OBCs, Dalits, tribals and women</p>

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Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that his party would conduct a "caste census" if elected to power as only such an exercise would ensure "participation of OBCs, Dalits, tribals and women

<p>Rahul Gandhi also asked why the Narendra Modi government had not released the details of a `caste census` conducted by the Congress (when it was in power) and sought to know if the PM was afraid of such an exercise</p>

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Rahul Gandhi also asked why the Narendra Modi government had not released the details of a `caste census` conducted by the Congress (when it was in power) and sought to know if the PM was afraid of such an exercise

<p>Addressing the state government`s `Awas Nyay Sammelan` in Parsada (Sakri) village in Bilaspur, Gandhi also waved a remote control at the crowd and said the poor and needy were benefited when the Congress presses it, while "Adani gets ports, airports and railway contracts" when the ruling BJP does the same</p>

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Addressing the state government`s `Awas Nyay Sammelan` in Parsada (Sakri) village in Bilaspur, Gandhi also waved a remote control at the crowd and said the poor and needy were benefited when the Congress presses it, while "Adani gets ports, airports and railway contracts" when the ruling BJP does the same

<p>At the event, during which he launched the Bhupesh Baghel government`s `Gramin Awas Nyay Yojna (GANY)` aimed at providing financial assistance to the homeless and families having kutcha houses in rural areas, Gandhi brandished a remote control to target the Modi government</p>

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At the event, during which he launched the Bhupesh Baghel government`s `Gramin Awas Nyay Yojna (GANY)` aimed at providing financial assistance to the homeless and families having kutcha houses in rural areas, Gandhi brandished a remote control to target the Modi government

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