Uttam reviews arrangements for Rahul Gandhi’s visit

Hyderabad, August 6 (Maxim News): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday reviewed the arrangements for the visit of AICC President Rahul Gandhi on 13th and 14th August to Hyderabad.

The TPCC chief held a meeting with senior leaders, especially those belonging to Ranga Reddy and Hyderabad districts, at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday. Later in the evening, Uttam Kumar Reddy, accompanied with other senior leaders, toured all the places where Rahul Gandhi is likely to address the meetings.

According to sources, Rahul Gandhi will be accorded a grand reception at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad on 13th August. He will be taken in a huge rally of over 5,000 bikes to the venue of meeting with members of women Self Help Groups. Nearly 10,000 women are expected to participate in the programme where Rahul Gandhi will speak on various issues including reservation for women in legislative bodies, rising atrocities anc crimes against women.

Likewise, Rahul Gandhi will also hold an interactive meeting with intellectuals of Muslim community. The Congress president is expected to touch upon issues like failure of TRS Government in giving promised 12% reservation for Muslims, rise in attacks on minorities under BJP rule and other injustices being done with the community. He is also likely to elaborate on failures of KCR Government in implementing other promises it made with the Muslim community.

Rahul Gandhi is also like to elaborate on failures of TRS Government in pressurising the Central Government for implementation of promises made in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act like bifurcation of High Court. The Congress leaders are of the view the TRS has cheated the settlers by taking a U-turn on its stand.

The Congress president will also have an interactive session with business leaders, industrialists and small traders where he will highlight the negative impact of demonitisation, GST and other economic policies of Modi Government. He will also speak about closure of industries and loss of lakhs of jobs under BJP-TRS regimes.

Rahul Gandhi will also raise issues pertaining to rising unemployment and the difficulties being faced by youth and students.

Meanwhile, Uttam Kumar Reddy informed that the final schedule of Rahul Gandhi’s visit would be announced in a day or two.

Later, Uttam Kumar Reddy also inspected the specially designed bus which Rahul Gandhi is likely to be using on his two day tour. (Maxim News)