Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar. 4 (ANI): Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Varanasi’s famous Kashi Vishwanath temple, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav offered their prayers at the temple.

Congress leader Raj Babbar was also present there.

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Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi offered his prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple and headed to Kaal Bhairav.

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Rahul Akhilesh Yadav earlier in the day held a road show in Varanasi on the sidelines of Prime Minister Modi’s visit.

The Samajwadi Party-Congress road show began from ‘Kachehri chauraha’ area and culminated at the ‘Girjaghar chauraha’.
Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati also held a rally at Jaunpur.
Security forces have been deployed in large numbers to stand guard over the high-profile rallies.