RAIPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a train from Bilaspur, where he addressed an event, to Raipur in Chhattisgarh, where polls are to be held at the end of the year.
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.
Gandhi had attended ‘Awas Nyay Sammelan’, an event of the Congress government in the state, in Parsada (Sakri) village in Takhatpur development block of Bilaspur district in the afternoon.
Gandhi boarded 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.
In photos shared by the Congress, Gandhi is seen interacting with passengers.
Ahead of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections due later this year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Nyay Yojna (MGANY) in Bilaspur district on Monday.
This scheme is aimed at providing financial assistance to the homeless and families having kutcha houses in rural areas.
At ‘Awas Nyay Sammelan’, Gandhi and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will disburse the first instalment of Rs 25,000 each to 1,30,000 beneficiaries for the construction of houses, officials said.
Of the 1.30 lakh beneficiaries, 1 lakh are those who are listed on the permanent wait list (PWL) under the Yojna.