T Congress leaders join Rahul Gandhi

Hyderabad, Oct 5 (INN): Led by Leaders of Opposition K. Jana Reddy and Mohammed Ali Shabbir, a delegation of Telangana Congress leaders participated in the campaign for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections being spearheaded by AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi.

Besides Jana Reddy and Shabbir Ali, the delegation comprised of senior leaders including Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, D. Sridhar Babu, Maheshwar Reddy, Gandra Venkatramreddy, Anil, Dayasagar and others. Shabbir Ali informed that the Telangana Congress leaders participated in the meetings addressed by Rahul Gandhi in Muzaffar Nagar, Shamli and Saharanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh. Besides attending rallies, they accompanied the AICC Vice-President in "Khat Sabhas" organised in different villages of UP.

"Today morning, Rahul Gandhi personally visited the circuit house of Saharanpur where we were staying. He sought our feedback on the campaign and also enquired whether any one of us participated in UP elections campaign held in the past. To this, I replied that I was incharge for three districts in UP in previous elections. He also sought our suggestions to make the ongoing election campaign more effective," informed Shabbir Ali.

Shabbir Ali also informed that the Telangana Congress leaders briefed Rahul Gandhi about the latest situation in their State. "We briefed him about the failures of TRS Government, especially in dealing with agrarian crisis. He was shocked to learn that the government extended no assistance to the farmers who lost their four crops earlier due to drought and sufferred heavy damage due to recent heavy rains. We told him that K. Chandrashekar Rao was behaving like a U-Turn Chief Minister who is not giving any importance to his own words and promises," he said.

Rahul Gandhi expressed his desire to tour both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States to interact with affected farmers. He was happy to learn that the 'Rythu Sabha' held in Adilabad district recently was a huge success. He said such programmes would instill confidence among farmers who are suffering due to continued negligence by both Central and State Governments.

"The AICC Vice-President was so happy with our visit and interaction that while addressing a rally in a rural area of Saharanpur, Rahul Gandhi Ji mentioned about us in his speech and said "Thank You Telangana," informed Shabbir Ali.

Later, the Telalngana Congress accompanied Rahul Gandhi to Darul-ul-Uloom Deoband where he was accorded a traditional welcome. He met the heads of both Old and New Darul-ul-Uloom and also interacted with the students. Enroute, thousands of youth had gathered to have a glimpse of Rahul Gandhi who shouted slogans praising the Nehru-Gandhi family.