Rahul Gandhi to visit Himachal Pradesh to strengthen Congress

All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi will start his two-day tour of Kullu district on Monday, ahead of the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections in early 2013, to strengthen the Congress in the state ahead of assembly elections in the state.

Rahul Gandhi would reach Kullu at 12 noon on Monday and hold personal meetings with Congress MPs, MLAs, Youth Congress/AICC members, ex-members, campaign committee members, other Congress leaders and members and discuss the various problems being faced by party in the state. Virbhadra Singh, Anand Shama, Kaul Singh Thakur, Raj Babbar and other Congress veterans would be present in the meetings which are being organized at various venues in Kullu.

Kullu Congress president Budhi Singh said that Rahul Gandhi is visiting Himachal with a view to strengthen the party and prepare a blueprint of strategy for upcoming assembly elections in the state. "Rahul is not coming to address any public gathering or election campaign. He would meet Congress leaders, workers and panchayat level leaders separately in different meetings on Monday and Tuesday," he said.

Rahul Gandhi's Kullu visit was earlier scheduled for June 27 but was cancelled as he was busy attending another important meeting. Rahul Gandjui also would listen to the grievances and issues of party workers in Himachal and discuss possible remedies. He would also address a Youth Congress camp at Dhalpur ground.

In Kullu, Rahul will meet district and block level committee heads of the Himachal Pradesh Congress. This meeting will be followed up with an interaction with the elected office-bearers of the party's students wing, National Students Union of India (NSUI), and opening of a two-day NSUI training programme for all the blocks in the state.

Late on Monday afternoon, Rahul Gandhi will hold consultations with senior party leaders including Himachal Congress Committee office-bearers, legislators and parliament members. On Tuesday, the Congress general secretary will meet the office-bearers of the Indian Youth Congress who have been elected to the state assembly and the Lok Sabha.

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