The spokesman said the decision was taken as the road show district "comes under threat of Maoist guerrillas".
Jharkhand Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar, however, told IANS that they "have sanitized the road from Hazaribagh to Ranchi. All adequate security arrangements have been made for the road show."
"If the road show programme has been changed, it is the Congress party's decision and we are on high alert with adequate security forces on the road," he clarified.
Rahul Gandhi's Jharkhand road show cancelled for security reasons
Ranchi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's road show in Jharkhand has been cancelled due to security reasons, a party spokesman said TODAY.The Gandhi scion is visiting Ranchi Friday and was expected to undertake a road
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