Later in the day, Gandhi will also address a public gathering at Bhikhabhai college in Sagwara.

Shah lauded Rajasthan for playing an important role in formation of the Modi government at the Centre with a huge majority. The BJP won all 25 Lok Sabha seats from the state in the 2014 general elections. 

"Prime Minister, your silence is unacceptable. Shame on a government that leaves India's women unprotected and afraid and allows rapists to walk free," Gandhi wrote on Twitter.

Gandhi was addressing a public meeting in Bhopal after holding a 15 kilometre roadshow to kickstart the Congress’ campaign for the assembly polls slated later this year.

Gandhi was received at the airport by Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath and senior party leader and Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia among others.

Before Gandhi's visit, posters and cutouts of Congress president and other party leaders came up in Bhopal. In the posters, Gandhi was shown as a devotee of Lord Shiva.

Gandhi's roadshow will start from Lalghati Chowk and conclude at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd's Dussehra Maidan.

Rahul Gandhi said the CBI changed the status of the lookout notice against Mallya and claimed that the PM was aware of it.   

The former Kingfisher Airlines boss had claimed Wednesday in London that he met Jaitley before leaving India and offered to settle his dues, a charge the finance minister denied and dubbed "false".  

Vijay Mallya (62), on Wednesday, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a case regarding his extradition to India to face the trial on fraud and money laundering charges.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi questioned why Arun Jaitley didn't mention about his meeting Mallya earlier.

Responding to Congress president Rahul Gandhi's demand for a probe over Mallya's claims, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said those people who are out on bail should not be questioning people who are innocent.

Claims made by Vijay Mallya were however refuted by the finance minister, who referred to it as “factually false.”

The senior BJP leader said that the Congress let the economy "stray" while the Gandhi family was very diligent to protect its own financial strength through enterprises like AJL and Young India.

Led by Rahul Gandhi, a united Opposition, on Monday staged a foot march here in support of Bharat Bandh called by Congress party against rising fuel prices.

Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are major stakeholders in Young Indian which has acquired Associated Journals Limited (AJL). National Herald newspaper was published by AJL.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: After returning from the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, Gandhi made his first appearance on Monday. He is leading the Bharat Bandh against fuel prices.

The top Congress leader has been using his foreign trips to target the Narendra Modi government over a range of issues.

Rahul Gandhi had earlier shared pictures of Mansarovar lake on Twitter while commenting "there is no hatred here".

A survey conducted by Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) shows that about 48 per cent of people see PM Modi as the best leader to take forward the 'agenda of the nation'.