Guj Cong to embark on 'padyatra' from tomorrow

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Gujarat Congress will take out a week-long 'padyatra' (foot march) from tomorrow covering over thousand villages in all the 26 parliamentary constituencies in the state.
To reach out to the people ahead of the next general elections due in April-May as envisaged by party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Congress has decided to hold week-long 'padyatra' in all Lok Sabha constituencies before the announcement of the poll schedule.
Based on the directives given by their leader, state Congress will kick start their seven-day 'padyatra' campaign from tomorrow.
"During the campaign, our leaders will address people living in more than 1,000 villages of all the 26 constituencies with a population of around 2,000. We will organise 2,600 group meetings during the padyatra, which comes to 100 meetings per seat," said Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi.

Local Congress leaders will also walk 10 to 15 kilometers in each taluka everyday to connect with people and make them aware about Congress' achievements, he said.
On March 11, the padyatra campaign will end with a public rally to be addressed by Rahul Gandhi in Balasinor.

District Congress units have been given the task of making the padyatra a success.
Apart from conveying achievements of Congress, such as food security bill, the campaign is also slated to take a dig at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Congress will also distribute pamphlets against the ruling BJP in the state and the chief minister, party sources said.