Sunday, November 17, 2013

Mizoram polls: Sonia Gandhi to address people in Lunglei today

Lunglei: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will head to Mizoram on Monday for election campaigning in the state. She will be addressing the crowd in Lunglei.

Mizoram goes to polls on November 25. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is also expected to visit the state later this week.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh campaigned for he party in Mizoram on Saturday. Addressing a rally in Aizawl, he said that the UPA government's policies and programmes for rapid and inclusive growth are showing good results and the country has seen a record average economic growth in the last nine years.
Mizoram polls: Sonia Gandhi to address people in Lunglei today
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is also expected to visit the state later this week.

"The UPA government's policies and programmes for rapid and inclusive growth are showing good results. We have seen a record average rate of economic growth in the last nine years, which is higher than what the country achieved in any other decade so far," Singh said.