Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh: Takes on Raman Singh govt, says BJP govt was silent when Congress leadership was wiped out by Maoists

A day after UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi addressed a rally in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi addresses a rally in Rajnandgaon on Friday.

Rahul will address people in Rajnandgaon and Kanker districts.

Here are the highlights of his speech:

Chhattisgarh is rich in land, resources but people are poor. The BJP govt says state has developed: Rahul Gandhi in Rajnandaon

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The entire Congress leadership was killed in Chhattisgarh. The state govt did nothing about the killings: Rahul Gandhi

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Chhattisgarh's chief secretary has said a minister is corrupt. The state govt is a world champ in corruption: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress believes in empowering the youth, the women of this country: Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh

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Cong wants people to have power. Even the poorest women can ask questions through RTI. Who brought RTI? The Congress: Rahul Gandhi

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You go to Mumbai and Bangalore to get employment because they are Congress-ruled states: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress state governments have given jobs to the youth. There are no jobs in Chhattisgarh: Rahul Gandhi

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The country can progress only if power is in the hands of the poor, but BJP wants to keep all the power with the CM: Rahul Gandhi

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We'll will give you employment here. You don't have to go to Mumbai and Bangalore: Rahul Gandhi

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BJP says they fight terrorism. When CRPF are attacked in Chhattisgarh, when Cong leadership wiped out they stay silent: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress party is fighting the Chhattisgarh elections unitedly. We will win: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress is a party of the poor, adivasis and Dalits: Rahul Gandhi

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The land, water and forest, which the BJP is snatching from you, will be returned to you by the Congress: Rahul Gandhi

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