Congress to hold rally in Shivraj Singh Chouhan's constituency on July 16

BHOPAL: Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh would hold a rally at Nasarullahganj in Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's assembly constitutency to highlight the problems caused by illegal mining in the state.

Giving this information, Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesman, Mukesh Nayak told PTI that a decision on holding this rally on July 16 was taken yesterday at a meeting of the party's coordination committee in New Delhi.

The State Congress spokesman said that Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, Union Ministers Kamalnath and Jyotiraditya Scindia, State Congress President Kantilal Bhuria and Leader of Opposition, Ajay Singh and former Assembly Speaker Srinivas Tiwari would take part in the rally.

Nayak said that the rally should not be seen as launch of Congress campaign for the assembly elections.

He said that before the elections, similar rallies to highlight other issues would be held in Madhya Pradesh.