Rahul Gandhi to visit Telangana on Saturday
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will visit poll-bound Telangana on Saturday and will address two public meetings in the state, said party sources on Friday. The Congress chief will address a public meeting at Bhainsa town of Adilabad district and another one in Kamareddy, confirmed Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee official spokesperson Shravan Dasoju.
"He will be coming to Bhainsa from Nanded in Maharashtra. After the public meetings, he will be reaching Hyderabad and hoist the Congress flag near Charminar here and address the gathering on the occasion of Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Yatra commemoration day," he said.
The party had earlier announced that former Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh K Rosaiah will be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Yatra commemoration award.
The Election Commission (EC) on October 6 had announced the election schedule for five states, including Telangana.
This is the Congress president's first visit after the announcement by the Election.
The Telangana Assembly was dissolved on September 6.
The Congress party is currently holding discussions with Telugu Desam Party, CPI and Telangana Jana Samithi on seat sharing.
According to party sources, seat-sharing issues are expected to be resolved and the list of candidates is expected to be announced after Rahul Gandhi's visit.
Telangana will go to polls on December 7 and the counting of votes will be done on December 11.
