Rahul Gandhi to address public rally in Karnataka, meet SHGs, students in Telangana

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will address a public rally in Karnataka and meet women Self-Help Groups in Telangana on Monday.

"I will be in Bidar, Karnataka to address a public meeting at the Nehru Stadium today, at noon," Tweeted Rahul Gandhi.

Later this afternoon and all of tomorrow, I will be in Hyderabad to meet citizens, Congress party workers and leaders, he added.

On his maiden visit to Telangana after becoming the Congress President, Gandhi will also address unemployed youth, entrepreneurs, and others in separate events in Hyderabad today and on Tuesday.

"The visit would give a definite boost to the party. This is his first visit to Telangana after becoming party president. He played a key role in the formation of Telangana," Deputy Leader of Congress in State Legislative Council P Sudhakar Reddy told PTI.

On Tuesday, Gandhi would hold a tele-conference with 31,600 booth committee presidents, mandal and district Congress presidents and also state unit office bearers.

He would then have an interaction with various media editors and bureau chiefs for an hour at the hotel where he would be staying.

Later, Gandhi would address about 150 young industrialists and CEOs from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

In the evening, Gandhi would attend a public meeting for students and unemployed youth at Saroornagar stadium.