Rahul Gandhi To Undertake ‘Padayatra’ In Telangana To highlight Farmers’ Issue Friday

14 May, New Delhi

The Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Telangana Thursday on a two-day visit. This is his first visit to Telangana after the formation of the separate state.
In a last-minute change in the schedule announced earlier, he landed in Nanded in neighbouring Maharashtra instead of Hyderabad. He later left by road for Adilabad district in Telangana.
Party’s Telangana unit president Uttam Kumar Reddy, working president Mallu Batti Vikramarka and other leaders received Gandhi at Nanded airport.
Gandhi reached Nirmal town in Adilabad district and after a night halt, will leave for ‘padyatra’ to meet the farmers Friday. .
He will console families of five farmers who committed suicide due to distress. He will cover five villages in his 12 km padyatra.
Hundreds of party workers will join Gandhi in the walkathon. The party expects 200 workers from each of 119 assembly constituencies in the state.
The State Congress leaders consider Gandhi’s visit a moral booster to the party rank and file.