Rahul's Kandhamal rally cancelled due to bad weather

A scheduled visit by Congress President Rahul Gandhi to Kandhamal district on Tuesday has been cancelled due to some climatic issues in the area.

Bhubaneswar: Congress president Rahul Gandhi's scheduled visit to Odisha's Kandhamal district on Tuesday was cancelled, party sources said.

Rahul Gandhi's visit was cancelled in view of a possible thunderstorm in Kandhamal area on Tuesday evening, a party communication said, adding that Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik and Chhattishgarh health minister TS Singh Deo will attend the programme.

Gandhi was supposed to address a public rally and participate in several programmes during his visit to Phulbani in the district.

Polling for the Lok Sabha and the Odisha assembly in the district will be held on April 18.