Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a public meeting in Nagrota Bagwan area of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district today, Friday, ahead of the state assembly elections to be held on November 12.
Congress candidate from Nagrota Bagwan and party secretary RS Bali while addressing a press conference here said, "It is a matter of pride for us that Priyanka Gandhi is visiting the hometown of former Congress leader and minister GS Bali. Her visit is a tribute. For the development works of GS Bali."
Bali also pointed out that Nagrota Bagwan is the only rural constituency in the country where government engineering, medical, ITI, pharmacy and technical colleges are present in the same constituency, according to news agency ANI.
"GS Bali devoted his life to the development of the constituency and the state during his tenure as MLA and minister," he said.
Significantly, this will be Priyanka Gandhi's first visit to Kangra district. She will address a rally at Gandhi Maidan in Nagrota Bagwan.
Along with the elections, the Congress has made some promises, including the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in the first cabinet meeting as soon as the government was formed.
Addressing a 'Parivartan Pratigya Rally' in Solan last month, Congress leader Priyanka Vadra had said that if the party comes to power in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, a decision will be taken on restoring the old pension scheme earlier. Cabinet meeting.
"I am giving you a guarantee today that after forming the government here, two big decisions will be taken in the first cabinet meeting. The first is to give one lakh government jobs and the second is to implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS)." added.
Agniveer and unemployment are also important issues for the youth on which Congress is relying. According to the ANI report, Grand Old has promised that it will provide 5 lakh jobs and 680 crore startup funds if voted to power.
Himachal is witnessing a bipolar contest between the Congress and the BJP, but the Aam Aadmi Party is also trying to make its presence felt this time.
The Congress declared its first list of 46 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, with the party fielding senior leaders including Kaul Singh Thakur, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Mukesh Agnihotri, Asha Kumari and Chander Kumar.
Former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya Singh has been fielded again from Shimla Rural.
The party has fielded 19 sitting MLAs from their traditional seats in the first list.
Himachal Pradesh will go to polls on November 12 and the counting of votes will take place on December 8. Earlier, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had secured 44 seats while the Congress had won 21 seats.
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