| It was a massive rally. Dais was shared by the two | | | | wherever he is going," was the comment of a young |
| stars—a Jawan and a Kisan—Rahul Gandhi and | | | | Ram Singh Saini, a resident of Muzaffarnagar. |
| Mahendra Singh Tikait. | | | | During his road show in Muzaffarnagar City, Mr Gandhi |
| "You will have to come forward. Look at what the | | | | urged the people to support the Congress Party for |
| state government has done for you. They have not | | | | better governance. |
| done anything for you. We can together do it. The | | | | The Jain Samaj of Muzaffarnagar also welcomed Mr |
| development of the state can only be done from Uttar | | | | Rahul Gandhi at Khalapar, apart from the Youth |
| Pradesh and not from Centre", was what Rahul | | | | Congress. |
| Gandhi said while addressing a massive rally at Sisauli, | | | | Responding positively to the huge masses, Mr Gandhi |
| which was attended mostly by farmers and | | | | came down from the top of his vehicle and mingled |
| youngsters. | | | | with them. People were happy to see their leader |
| "The state government is doing nothing. The only thing | | | | amongst them. Later he left Muzaffarnagar for Baghra |
| which is flourishing in the state is Lawlessness, nothing | | | | for his Jan Samparka. |
| is being done in the positive direction. We need to | | | | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is on his third leg of |
| change this. You have been cheated for the last 15 | | | | campaigning for Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, |
| years, you have been divided in the name of religion | | | | was received at Meerapur amidst petal showering and |
| & caste", he said. | | | | drum beats. Huge crowds, mainly comprising of the |
| He further called on the youth and said that the face | | | | youth, welcomed the leader at Meerapur. |
| of the nation can be changed only by the youth. "Only | | | | Young men ran along with the cavalcade of Rahul |
| the youth can change the situation. I am here with you | | | | Gandhi all along the route shouting slogans and beating |
| and will work with you for the change", he said. | | | | drums. People, especially females, were standing on |
| Speaking on the occasion, Mahendra Singh Tikait | | | | their rooftops in the bylanes of Meerapur showering |
| urged the people to support the BKD and the | | | | flower petals on Mr Gandhi. Throughout the route |
| Congress for the prosperity of the farmers and the | | | | Mr.Gandhi was busy waving, talking and shaking hands |
| state. He warned them to be cautious to the parties, | | | | with the people who came out in large numbers in his |
| which were working as business houses. | | | | support. Some of the people were seen sharing their |
| Also sharing the dais was Tikait Junior---Rakesh Tikait. | | | | problems with Mr Gandhi through written notes, which |
| Rakesh also urged the people to come out in large | | | | Mr Gandhi was seen taking note of. |
| numbers and vote for the Congress-BKD candidates | | | | Before reaching Meerapur, Mr Gandhi went to Jansath. |
| in the polls. | | | | Although Mr Gandhi reached a bit late for his Jan |
| Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi's visit to Baghra | | | | Samparka, residents of Jansath waited to welcome |
| challenged the authority of Rashtriya Lok Dal leader | | | | him defying the scorching heat. |
| Ajit Singh. Baghra is said to be Ajit Singh's stronghold. It | | | | On his arrival at Jansath, Mr Gandhi was received by a |
| happened so that both Mr Gandhi and Mr Ajit Singh | | | | huge crowd of enthusiastic supporters and party |
| were in Baghra, while the former was continuing with | | | | workers. In his usual style of campaign, Mr Gandhi |
| his road show; the later was addressing a public rally. | | | | mingled with the crowds and shared words with them. |
| Mr Ajit Singh was addressing a public meeting at the | | | | People thronged the roads to have a glimpse of the |
| Kalyankari Inter College, which is next to Dargah Aliya, | | | | leader and to share a word with him. And Mr Gandhi |
| and when Rahul Gandhi reached the Dargah, the | | | | didn't disappoint the crowds--- smiling, waving and |
| crowds who were listening to the speech of Mr Singh | | | | shaking hands with people on both side of the road he |
| left the rally venue and went to have a look of the | | | | crossed by. |
| Congress MP. People who came there to listen to the | | | | "Rahul Gandhi's visit will definitely leave an impact. He is |
| RLD leaders, joined the already massive crowds with | | | | a young leader and we are looking up to him. We |
| Mr Gandhi. | | | | want him to become the Prime Minister of the country |
| The people not only waved and shook hands with Mr | | | | and fulfill our dreams," said a delighted Vikas Saini, after |
| Gandhi but were also full of praises for him. They said | | | | attending the road show of Rahul Gandhi at Meerapur. |
| that they were quite hopeful of Mr Gandhi and will | | | | Irshad, a resident of Jansath also sounded very |
| support him in his endeavor to transform the divisive | | | | hopeful after Mr Gandhi's visit. "He came to us. We |
| politics into the politics of development. | | | | are hopeful that now things will change. Industries in the |
| "I came here to listen to Mr Ajit Singh, but when I saw | | | | area are not functioning because of the lack of |
| Rahul here, I just reached to see him and talk to him. | | | | electricity. We hope that he will change this", said he. |
| He is good. Not only because he is young but also | | | | Similar were the feelings of Ahsan Saifi, "I have never |
| because he thinks differently", said Chaudhary | | | | seen such a high profile leader mingling with the people |
| Dharamvir Singh. | | | | like he did. Insha Allah, we all will come together and will |
| Just before reaching Baghra, Mr Gandhi was in | | | | make him victorious so that he fulfills our dreams". |
| Muzaffarnagar for his road show. It looked liked the | | | | Meerapur and Jansath were the first destination of Mr |
| whole Muzaffarnagar City was out to welcome Mr | | | | Gandhi's third leg of campaign. From there he moved |
| Rahul Gandhi. Massive crowd thronged the places | | | | on to Muzaffarnagar, Baghra and then addressed a |
| wherever Mr Gandhi went. It became quite tough for | | | | public meeting at Sisauli in Khatauli, from where he will |
| his cavalcade to move in the city. | | | | be going to Jhinjhana and Saharanpur. He is scheduled |
| "I have never seen so much people on the road in my | | | | to address a public meeting at Jhinjana also. |
| life ever. He is really drawing enormous support | | | | |