Rahul Gandhi's 2-day Odisha visit kicks off today

Bhubaneswar, Feb 9:

vice president

is set to arrive here today on a two-day visit to

.

Gandhi would attend different programmes in the state on February 9 and 10 and also address a public meeting at Salepur in Cuttack district, Odisha PCC president Jaydev Jena said.

Soon after reaching Biju Patnaik International Airport here on Sunday morning he will visit an educational institute, where he is scheduled to interact with students for nearly an hour.

Rahul Gandhi will attend a public meeting in Salepur on Sunday

He would then go to Salepur for a public meeting and return to Bhubaneswar, where he would stay at the state guest house for the night.

On Monday, he would discuss with people belonging to different minority groups in the city. Following it, he would hold party meeting here, Jena said.

Meanwhile, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's is also expected to address a public meeting here on February 11 for which preparations are on at Baramunda ground here, BJP sources said.

PTI