Rahul Gandhi in Telangana, CM K Chandrashekar Rao says 'Gandhis come and go'
15 May 2015 6:04 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi in Telangana, CM K Chandrashekar Rao says 'Gandhis come and go'
Keeping his focus on farmers' issue, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi kicked off his 15-km 'padyatra' on Friday from Koratikal village in Adilabad district to interact with distressed farmers in drought-stricken villages. (Photo: Twitter)- Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi waves at party leaders at a public meeting during his 15 KM-padyatra on farmers issue at Nirmal in Adilabad district of Telangana. (Photo: AP)
- Rahul Gandhi is on an attempted image overhaul to be identified as a champion of the voiceless. (Photo: AP)
- Though it was the UPA government's decision to carve out a separate state, the Congress failed to reap dividends in last year's Assembly elections, in which it was humbled by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, led by K Chandrasekhar Rao, which was voted
- The Congress Vice-President had earlier visited Punjab and Maharashtra, where he interacted with farmers and undertook padyatras. He has aggressively taken on the Modi Government inside and outside Parliament on the land bill issue. (Photo: AP)
- Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy said Rahul should first talk about farmers' suicides from 2004 to 2014 in the then undivided Andhra Pradesh when Congress was in power. (Photo: AP)
- The main Opposition Congress, TDP and BJP have alleged that hundreds of farmers committed suicide due to the agrarian distress in Telangana since the TRS government assumed office in June last, a charge denied by the ruling party and state
- This is Rahul's first visit to Telangana after the formation of the new state, following bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh last year. (Photo: AP)
- His foot march is slated to culminate at Vadial village, where he would address a farmers' meeting. (Photo: Twitter)
- Rahul's padyatra is in solidarity with farmers and is aimed at instilling a sense of confidence among them and highlighting their woes, according to Telangana Congress leaders. (Photo: Twitter)
- Rahul met the family members of Velma Rajeshwar, who allegedly committed suicide due to debt burden of nearly Rs 12 lakh, and consoled them.(Photo: Twitter)
- Ahead of his visit, the ruling TRS had termed the exercise as ‘politically motivated’. (Photo: Twitter)
Keeping his focus on farmers' issue, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi kicked off his 15-km 'padyatra' on Friday from Koratikal village in Adilabad district to interact with distressed farmers in drought-stricken villages. (Photo: Twitter)
Rahul Gandhi in Telangana, CM K Chandrashekar Rao says 'Gandhis come and go'
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