RANGAREDDY 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that no force can stop the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. He also said his yatra was meant to protect the integrity of the country. Rahul Gandhi addressed a huge gathering of the party leaders and workers at Annaram Y Junction of Shadnagar Constituency on Sunday. 

Speaking on the occasion, Rahul Gandhi targeted the TRS, BJP and right wing organisation RSS and alleged that these organisations were trying to destroy and divide the country. He also said that TRS and BJP are same, they both work together. Rahul said that during the Padayatra, farmers and coolies were given priority and their grievances were heard, that is true nature of a leader. He also alleged that the central government and state government are trying to privatise all government schools and colleges in the state. He announced that the Congress, upon coming to power, would return the GST amount being collected from the handloom sector, and compensate weavers. He said that the state government has forgot to fulfill all the promises they made. India has the highest number of unemployed people right now as compared to the last 35 year, he added. He also said that KCR is grabbing the lands of poor people. Rahul further blamed the Modi government for rising prices of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) and increasing the price of gas cylinders in the country. He explained that the consumer then used to pay Rs 410 but now under Modi government they are paying Rs 1200. He also assured tribal farmers that lakhs of pending applications seeking podu rights on forest land would be cleared once Congress forms government in Telangana. TPCC President Revanth Reddy, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh, Former TPCC president Uttam Kumar, Senior leader Madhu Yaski, MLA Seethakka, Shadnagar Congress leader Veerlapalli Shankar, Congress senior leaders and others were present.