Rahul Gandhi to meet workers in Kanpur

AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will interact with labourers of this industrial town during his two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh starting December 7.
    
"Rahul will meet industrial workers, rickshaw pullers and labourers working in various tanneries on December 8," MP from
Kanpur and Union coal minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal said over the phone.
    
During his meeting with the workers Rahul will listen to their problems and try to come out with solutions, he said.
    
Rahul also plans to meet youth party leaders and city's young businessmen, he said.
    
Kanpur is known as workers city and also called industrial capital of Uttar Pradesh.
   
The MP from Amethi constituency will also muster support of youth in party's membership drive.
    
The Indian Youth Congress has launched a membership drive, ending December 15, in 26 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state to draw youths towards the party.
    
"Rahul is expected to visit a number of constituencies where the membership drive is going on," party sources said here.
    
During his visit, Rahul will meet probable candidates for 2012 Assembly polls, they said.
    
Later in the day, the Congress leader will also attend programmes to be organised in Kannuaj, Farrukhabad and Etawah and Kanpur (rural).