In January 1980 Indira Gandhi, then in Opposition had chosen Sangareddy town near Hyderabad to kick start her election campaign which put a new life in Congress party and eventually brought her back as country’s Prime Minister.
More than 37 years later her grandson and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi hopes to repeat the feat by kick starting his campaign from the same venue in Sangareddy, now upgraded to a district.
According to the schedule released by state Congress president Capt Uttam Kumar Reddy Rahul Gandhi will reach Hyderabad on the afternoon of June 1. After garlanding his father Rajiv Gandhi’s statue in the city he will travel by road to Sangareddy. On the way he will have stopovers at four places and interact with the party workers.
After a discussion with party leaders he will address a mammoth public meeting. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Rahul Gandhi will issue a fact sheet highlighting the failure of three years of NDA rule. He will also release a charge sheet against TRS government in the state.
Exuding confidence that the public meeting will be attended by more than two lakh people Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Rahul Gandhi will be able to inject a new energy in the party.