Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Monday offered prayers to Narmada River, considered the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh, after arriving in Jabalpur where she will kickstart her party’s campaign for the year-end Assembly polls with a rally.
The cultural centre of the state, Jabalpur, popularly known as Sanskardhrani, has been decorated with cutouts of Hanuman clutching a mace in anticipation of the visit. Along with Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath, party general secretary in charge of the state JP Agrawal, and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha, Gandhi did puja at Gwarighat on the banks of the Narmada.
Priyanka Gandhi, who was presented with an idol of Lord Ganesh by local MLA Tarun Bhanot, andother leaders pledged to keep the Narmada clean.