Even as the visit of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi round the corner, the first phase meeting of the Congress workers from State-level to ward-level has been completed here on Thursday.
The Congressmen are contacting people from door to door. Earlier, the target of collecting audiences had been given to office bearers from ward-level to divisional level. Sources in the said that Union Minister of State for Energy Jyotiraditya Scindia has asked officer bearers to gather at least four lakh people for the meeting which is scheduled on October 17. With the directions from Scindia, State office bearers, divisional office bearers, district executive members, MP Youth Congress, former MlA’S former district presidents, Seva Dal, Mahila Congress, former cooperators, NSUI, frontal organisation, ward and block level Congress workers held a meeting to gather people in a large number in the meeting.
Rahul Gandhi would address the public meeting from old stage of Mela Ground measuring 48 feet wide and 27 feet deep and would be completed within three days. A helipad is also being constructed near the meeting centre in Mela ground. The Congress leaders are making best efforts to collect at least 4 lakhs. In a meeting which was held on Wednesday decided that after the inspection by Jyotiraditya Scindia on October 12, the final touches would be given in a meeting of selected office bearers.
The helicopter of Rahul Gandhi would land near the place of meeting at 2.30 pm on 17 October other leaders would reach Gwalior by 1 pm. A special SPG team would reach Gwalior after Dushara to review the security arrangements and give clearance to the meeting. The party has decided to arrange for 30,000 chairs in Mela Ground for workers other workers would listen Rahul Gandhi by standing.