Modi to address rallies in Jharkhand amid threat from Naxals, IM

November 21, 2014 09:41

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address two rallies in the poll-bound Jharkhand amid unprecedented security in view of threats from the Naxals and the banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen on Friday.

PM Modi, who returned from a three-nation tour yesterday, is expected to reach here around 10 am to formally kick off his party's election campaign in the state.

PM Modi is scheduled to hold rallies at Daltonganj and Chandwa in Palamu district.

He is also likely to make time to campaign for the subsequent four phases of assembly polls in Jharkhand, a state wrecked by political instability since it was formed 14 years ago.

A tight security cover has been put in place to avoid any untoward incident in view of reports from the Intelligence Bureau, which claims the Naxals in collusion with the outlawed IM may target the prime minister there.

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