Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in Wardha, Maharashtra on March 28, 2014.

Confident of the measures taken by the Congress for the welfare of the people, Rahul Gandhi kicked off the election campaign in Maharashtra. Addressing a huge public rally in Wardha, he assured the people of the state that his party will work not only to strengthen the poor, the weaker and backward sections of the society, but also push 70 crore people who are working to build this nation, into the middle class.

'The people of Maharashtra understand the ideology of the Congress party. We will win in Maharashtra and take the state and the country forward,' said Rahul Gandhi. Drawing a sharp contrast between the Congress and the BJP, Rahul Gandhi said that while for the Congress Party politics means serving the poor and the downtrodden, the BJP works only for the rich. 'We waived farmers loans worth Rs. 70,000 crore. When we give money to the farmers, they call it wastage of money. They were against the Land Acquisition Bill. It took us two years, but in the end the farmers won. Today, no one can snatch the land of the farmer. You get four times the market rate,' he said.

He said that the Congress government remains committed to the welfare and progress of the people, and going forward it will work towards providing people the Right to Health and Right to Shelter..