Meghalaya campaign next for Cong

Update: 2013-02-08 01:34 GMT
PM Manmohan Singh, Cong president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Meghalaya later this month for the February 23 assembly elections in the state.

Meghalaya Pradesh Cong president D D Lapang said on Thursday that the PM would arrive on 15 Feb and address an election rally in the state capital.

Sonia Gandhi would arrive on 19 Feb to address a public rally at Jowai in the East Jaintia Hills district and in Tura in West Garo Hills district, considered a stronghold of former LS Speaker P A Sangma.  Rahul Gandhi would address a rally at Khliehriat in east Jaintia Hills district and Nongpoh in Ri-Bhoi district the following day, Lapang said. Union Ministers P Chidambaram, A K Anthony and Sushil Kumar Shinde would also campaign here besides a host of Cong MPs.

Assam CM Tarun Gogoi would campaign for two days in the Garo Hills beginning 14 February.

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