Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Rahul Gandhi Urges Maharashtra Congress Leaders to Defend Ideology
Rahul Gandhi visited Nashik to meet leaders of the Maharashtra Congress party.
The district presidents had been attending a training camp for about eight to ten days.
Gandhi told them to stay loyal to Congress ideas and work for justice.
He also met their families and spoke with tribal students.
At the camp, he demonstrated jujitsu and karate.
Congress leaders discussed issues including the Nashik Kumbh Mela, farmer suicides, and a proposed highway.
BJP leaders and supporters held a protest during his visit.
They accused Congress of opposing women’s representation in Parliament and state assemblies.
Rahul Gandhi met Maharashtra Congress leaders and newly elected district presidents in Nashik on Wednesday.
He urged them to stand firmly by Congress ideology and work to ensure people receive justice.
About 80 district presidents had attended a training camp lasting roughly eight to ten days.
Gandhi met senior leaders, interacted with tribal students, and demonstrated jujitsu and karate at the camp.
BJP leaders and supporters protested his visit, alleging Congress opposed women’s representation in legislatures.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Maharashtra Congress leaders and district presidents, and protesting BJP leaders and supporters.
- What
- Gandhi attended the concluding session of a Congress training camp, urged leaders to defend party ideology, and demonstrated jujitsu and karate.
- When
- Wednesday, September 2; the year is not specified in the reports.
- Where
- Nashik, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Gandhi visited for the conclusion of the district presidents’ training camp and to meet Maharashtra Congress leaders.
Congress Position
BJP Protesters’ Position
Party priorities
Congress Position
Rahul Gandhi urged Congress leaders to stand solidly by the party’s ideology and fight to ensure people get justice.
BJP Protesters’ Position
BJP leaders and supporters protested Gandhi’s visit, alleging that Congress opposed women’s representation in Parliament and state assemblies.
Shaktipeeth highway
Congress Position
Congress leaders discussed farmers’ opposition to the Rs 1 lakh crore Shaktipeeth highway.
BJP Protesters’ Position
The reports do not state a separate BJP position on the highway.
- Visitor
- Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
- Congress meeting
- Gandhi met senior Maharashtra Congress leaders, newly elected district presidents, and their families.
- Training camp
- The camp for Maharashtra Congress district presidents lasted about eight to ten days.
- Participants
- Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said about 80 district unit presidents attended.
- Demonstration
- Gandhi demonstrated jujitsu and karate and spoke about mental and physical strength.
- Issues discussed
- Congress leaders discussed the Nashik Kumbh Mela, farmer suicides, the Special Intensive Revision process, and opposition to the Rs 1 lakh crore Shaktipeeth highway.
- Protest allegation
- Nashik Mayor Himgauri Aher-Adake and other women BJP leaders and supporters accused Congress of opposing women’s representation in Parliament and state assemblies.