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Live: Rahul woos female voters at all-women rally in Tumkur, Karnataka

Tumkur: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today tried to win over female voters by promising women empowerment.Rahul was addressing an all-women rally in Tumkur of Karnataka.In a veiled attack on BJP and RSS, Rahul Gandhi today

2:09pm – Rahul: We want to give women an equal chance in politics... In panchayats, in the Assembly, in Parliament.

2:07pm-Rahul: UPA government has given you opportunities like MNREGA and Food Bill, which were implemented mainly for the benefit of women.

2:05pm- Rahul: We have to open doors of schools and colleges for women. We want to use your strength in the progress of this country

1:49pm- Rahul: We have also accepted your demand for increasing the number of subsidised cylinder from 9 to 12.

1:45pm- Rahul: We have passed strong law against rape.

1:40pm- Rahul: BJP's ideological sangathan has no place for women. Their leader, what he says and what he does, you know it. I do not have to elaborate.