India, Sept. 2 -- The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Wednesday, September 2, urged Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to make Indore's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium available for Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme on September 12, amid a standoff with the civic body over permission for the venue.

The request came after Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava said the Madhya Pradesh High Court had clearly ruled that only sports activities or state-level government programmes could be held at the stadium.

City Congress president Chintu Chouksey had earlier warned of a protest if permission was not granted for Gandhi's programme at the venue.

In a letter to Yadav, state Congress chief Jitu Patwari said the programme was not merely a political event bu...