Congress President Rahul Gandhi would be on a day visit on August 10 at Raipur. The programme schedule would be duly sent to the AICC headquarters, after confirmation, the exact schedule would be announced as he will attend only local programmes, said Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress President Bhupesh Baghel.
He had arrived from New Delhi after extending invitation to Rahul Gandhi to inaugurate the newly constructed Congress Bhawan named as ‘Rajiv Bhawan’ on Saturday. He came directly from airport to review the construction works in progress at ‘Rajiv Bhawan’.
Interacting to media, Baghel told that no other programme is scheduled for party president now, the top priority is to inaugurate the building. The CPCC office will be also shifted and party would be running the election process from here. He said there is generation of energy among the activists regarding the visit.
As per party sources, the new building foundation was laid by Rahul Gandhi in year 2016 as Congress Vice President.
Meanwhile, party leaders said that party incharge for state P l Puniya would arrive during evening hours from New Delhi on Saturday. He would then hold meeting of senior party leaders as part of preparation at local level on arrival of party president. The works are being undertaken on war footing, said Ram Kumar Agrawal, incharge of works being undertaken in the new building.
Party sources said that after the inauguration, the CPCC office would be shifted to new building and it would commence work for the upcoming election. A war-room would also be established in the new office till the election process is completed. Raipur Mayor Pramod Dubey, Congress corporators and other leaders were present.