Sonia Gandhi to visit Nagaland today

February 07, 2013 08:57

Congress President Sonia Gandhi will visit Nagaland today to campaign for the February 23 assembly elections in the state.

She will address two public meetings at Mokokchung and Dimapur districts, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) General Secretary (Admn) Medokul Sophie said.

As part of the campaigning, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi will also address public rallies in Kohima, Mon and Tuensang districts tentatively on February 9 and 14, he said.

Other central leaders, including Sushil Kumar Shinde and A K Anthony, were also likely to address rallies in the

state in the coming days, he said.

The Congress has been in opposition in Nagaland since 2003.

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