A rousing reception awaits newly-elected AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on his maiden visit to his hometown Kalaburagi after taking over the coveted post, on Saturday.
Elaborate preparations have been made by the Congress and Dalit organizations to accord him a grand reception when he arrives here on Saturday. The grand-old party is organizing a convention under the name ‘Kalyana Kranthi’, in which people of seven districts and 41 Assembly constituencies would participate.
After he arrives in Kalaburagi by a special flight from New Delhi, Kharge will be taken in a procession for four kilometers. The party chief will then take part in the convention being organized on the grounds of the N.V. College.
Also Read: Mallikarjun Kharge Elected New Congress President
Party’s state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, Opposition leader Siddaramaiah, Opposition leader in Legislative Council B.K. Hariprasad and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivkumar will be present at the convention.
Political experts are describing the massive convention as a showing of the political might of the Congress in north Karnataka.
Kharge had faced a humiliating defeat against BJP candidate Umesh Jadhav in the last Parliamentary elections. Later, he was nominated as the Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha and went on to win the AICC presidential elections.
A revered leader of oppressed classes, Kharge dislikes being branded as a Dalit leader. However, the exploited and downtrodden classes across the state still see him as their icon.
At the convention, the Congress leaders are likely to launch a blistering attack on the ruling BJP following their resounding victory in the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls.
It is crucial for the party to get back the votes of the Dalit and other sections of exploited classes in the state, which were moved to the fold of the BJP last time.
The Congress leaders will also take on the ruling BJP over its aggressive Hindutva agenda. The party will also claim credits for increasing the reservation for SCs and STs.
(This story has been sourced from a third-party syndicated feed, agencies. Raavi Media accepts no responsibility or liability for the text’s dependability, trustworthiness, reliability, and data. Raavi Media management/ythisnews.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content at its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.)
