About 2,000 khaats or cots were laid out at a ground in Rudrapur of Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh to seat participants of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with farmers today.
The “khaat sabha” is part of an extensive tour of Uttar Pradesh that Mr Gandhi begins today, aimed at energising party cadre and informing voters that the Congress is making a real bid at winning the state after 27 years. UP will vote for a new assembly early next year.This idea was mooted by Prashant Kishore the election strategist now working for the congress party. Earlier Prashant was the man who designed Chai pe Charcha for the BJP and Modi .
The 46-year-old Congress leader starts his 2,500-km “yatra” or journey from Deoria in eastern UP.”My yatra from Deoria to Delhi starting September 6 is a campaign to secure the rights of the poor, farmers and labourers in government resources,” Gandhi said.
Rahul aims to cover 223 of Uttar Pradesh’s 403 assembly constituencies over almost a month.The massive public outreach will see Mr Gandhi stopping in villages for close interactions with farmers, women and youth and for roadside meetings.
