AICC president Rahul Gandhi’s first visit to Telangana on Monday after the election schedule is announced to address three public meetings in three districts will unveil the outline of the party’s manifesto.
Mr. Gandhi will start off with a meeting at Zaheerabad followed by a meeting at Wanaparty in the Nagarkurnool constituency and, later in the evening, at Huzurnagar in Nalgonda constituency, where TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy is trying his luck to get into the Lok Sabha for the first time.
Mr. Gandhi will give a full thrust to his pet scheme — Minimum Income Guarantee scheme — at these meetings, according to Congress leaders. TPCC Treasurer Gudur Narayan Reddy said Mr. Gandhi had already unveiled a few major schemes like ‘Nyay’ (Nyuntam Aay Yojna) which aimed to provide ₹72,000 annually to poorest of poor families across the country.
He said the scheme would benefit more than 50 lakh poor people in Telangana apart from boosting economy in the rural areas. Mr. Gandhi was expected to unveil a roadmap for transformation of the agriculture sector by helping farmers in the right manner, he said.
Meanwhile, Congress leaders visited all the three venues to finalise the arrangements where they expect thousands of people to participate. R. C. Khuntia, AICC incharge for Telangana, said Mr. Gandhi did not believe in sending negative vibes but positive thoughts with new schemes that would change the election campaigning mode itself.