To iron out differences among the cadre, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had a hurricane meeting with workers through Thurday night which ended onlly i the early hoursof Friday.
The MP from Amethi advised workers, particularly those involved in groupism to mend their ways, so that a united Congress could win the coming Assembly elections due next year.
After discussing several issues threadbare, Rahul asked party workers to fan out to the interiors and make people aware of Congress’ policies and programmes. He also discussed ways to counter the strategy of Opposition parties.
Winding up his three-day visit to his lok Sabha constituency, Rahul participated in the district vigilance committee meeting atthe Amethi collectorate.
Meanwhile, some protesting Anganwadi workers gathered on the route to be taken by the Congress leader to air their grievances. When the police stopped a scuffle ensued. laterWhile passing that way, Rahul came out of his car and listened to their grievances and assured solution.
Rahul is scheduled to embark on a yatra from Deoria in eastern UP on September 6 to highlight the problems being faced by farmers. The yatra coined `Deoria Se Dilli Kisan Yatra’ will conclude in Delhi after a month. Deoria has been chosen as the district was place of nativity of famous seer Deoraha Baba, from whom former PM Indira Gandhi sought blessings both before 1977 and 1980 polls and won handseomely.
Aiming to make a come back, Rahul would seek the Baba’s blessings before hitting the Yatra trail. On September 6, he will hold a `Khat Sabha’ (charpoy meeting) with farmers and villagers in Deoria and later in Kushninagar before winding up his first day tour in Gorakhpur.