Flags of the Congress were put up along with flags of the Samajwadi Party (SP). “An invitation was given to Congress district president from Hapur and the rally was held to support the Dhaulana candidate from SP. There are more rallies of Akhilesh to be held in Ghaziabad and I will join him then,” Harendra Kasana, Ghaziabad district president, Congress, said. Syed Ayazuddin, the Congress district president from Hapur, said that a total of 22 invitations were given to local Congress leaders for Akhilesh’s rally. The district president must have attended, though,” Vijay Goel, a former Ghaziabad district president of the Congress, said.

Source: Hindustan Times February 01, 2017 13:54 UTC