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Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat met Jignesh Mevani during his Navsarjan Yatra

Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat met Jignesh Mevani during his Navsarjan Yatra

Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat leading Navsarjan Yatra for three days. On Friday Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi met Gujarat Dalit activist and community leader Jignesh Mevani. He claimed that the party has assured of including more than 90% demands in its Assembly election manifesto. Jignesh Mevani Dalit rights activists who ca into fame after last year Una Dalit flogging incident. And his Dalit community mobilising in Gujarat against incumbent BJP government. After the meeting with Rahul Gandhi, Mevani told the press since Una flogging incident Mevani Dalit party has launched many agitation and campaign to the various authorities. However, BJP government has not accepted on demand of the Dalit community he added.

Ahead of Gujarat elections 2017, Congress and BJP both front busy in party campaign. And while campaigning each of them is coming up with various contradictory points. The Congress vice president is holding Navsarjan Yatra in Gujarat for the campaigning for election. It is reported that he will be in Gujarat for three days to gain votes from Gujarat public. After the meeting, Jignesh Mevani a Dalit Community leader has almost declared his support to Congress and asked his community to vote against BJP.

While Rahul Gandhi said that Congress party listens to everyone and work for the problems whether it will be Jignesh, Hardik or Alpesh. And said Congress will defeat BJP and became a government that will work for the people of Gujarat.

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