PANJIM: All India Congress (INC) leader Rahul Gandhi will visit poll-bound Goa on February 2 and will address a public meeting in Sanquelim, which is, incidentally, assembly seat of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant.
Gandhi will address around 20,000 people across 40 assembly constituencies, in virtual mode. Big screens will be put up in all constituencies to telecast Gandhi’s live public address. During the visit, he will also be interacting with the candidates and alliance partner Goa Forward Party (GFP).
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Addressing media persons on Sunday, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar said that Gandhi’s public meeting at Sanquelim will be live telecast across all assembly constituencies.
“People from 15 out of the 40 centres will interact with Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi would also release the party manifesto for the polls,” Chodankar said adding ‘Congress has named this rally as ‘Nirdhar’. “People determination will bring Change in Goa,” he commented.
Earlier speaking, AICC media in-charge Alka Lamba informed about Gandhi’s Goa visit, wherein he is also expected to interact with people and get first hand information on their problems.
“Gandhi will interact with all 37 Congress candidates and GFP party candidates,” she said.
Lamba said that Gandhi is schedule to hold meeting with representatives from the tourism industry, Anganwadi workers, and others to discuss the change Goa is looking for.
