Modi, Rahul to address poll rallies in MP today

Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address poll rallies in various cities in Madhya Pradesh today.

According to reports, the Gujarat chief minister will address people in Khandwa, Barwani, Jhabua and Indore, while Gandhi, who addressed rallies in Dhar and Sidhi districts in the state, will campaign in Balaghat and Mandsaur districts.

Earlier, addressing a rally in Chhatarpur, Modi claimed that the UPA-led central government and the Congress Party was finding it difficult to digest the progress being made in BJP-ruled states of the country.

Modi, while praising the development-linked work of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said: "Shivrajji has done a lot of work on the irrigation front. Can you see this development or not? You can see it, but Delhi cannot."

However, speaking at a Congress rally in Sidhi, Gandhi accused the BJP of indulging in the politics of the rich.

Gandhi said: "They talk of development in Madhya Pradesh. I would like to ask the thousands of youth here, have you got employment?"

"Their marketing is very good. They will show you many different camera angles, but the truth is different," Gandhi added.

"We got the land bill passed so that there is respect for the poor, Gandhi further said, adding that his party has always stood for the poor and weaker sections of society.

"Congress' politics is for the poor and weaker sections, while the opposition indulges in that of the rich. The Congress' dream is to work for the upliftment of the poor, Dalits and tribals," he said.

"Congress wants to break the wall, which is dividing the poor and the rich, he further said.

Madhya Pradesh is going to polls on November 25, and results would be announced on December 8, along with those in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and New Delhi.