New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was scheduled to participate in the I.N.D.I.A bloc rally in Ranchi will not be able to attend as he “took ill suddenly and is unable to leave New Delhi for the present”, party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.
Instead, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attended the event in Ranchi after addressing a public gathering in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna.
"Rahul Gandhi was all set to campaign today in Satna and Ranchi where the INDIA rally is being held. He took ill suddenly and is unable to leave New Delhi for the present,” PTI quoted Ramesh, the Congress general secretary in-charge communications, as saying.
A significant show of opposition unity is anticipated at the 'Ulgulan Nyay' rally in Ranchi as leaders from various parties come together to support the I.N.D.I.A bloc. Among the prominent leaders expected at the rally are RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, and Kalpana Soren, spouse of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren.
The rally, which will take place at the Prabhat Tara Ground, witness participation from a total of 14 political parties.
Mega Rally In Ranchi
The mega rally organised by the I.N.D.I.A bloc at Ranchi's Prabhat Tara ground on Sunday, April 21. Following a successful rally held three weeks ago at New Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on March 31st, the bloc held another significant gathering. The event drew substantial crowds.
Jharkhand gears up for electoral action as it enters the polling phase from April 13.