Rahul to visit Odisha in July
Both senior Congress leaders would participate in a public meeting in Bhubaneswar, he said. 'It was finalised that Rahul Gandhi will visit Odisha in the second week of July, any day after the Bahuda Yatra (July 5),' Das told reporters.
A mega public meeting will be organised in Bhubaneswar with focus on rising crime against women and outbreak of diarrhoea in Odisha along with the party's 'Samvidhan Bachao Abhiyan', he said. It will be the first visit of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha after the 2024 elections.
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