Rahul Gandhi to visit AIMIM fortress

Congress will take its fight against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) to its heart — the old Hyderabad when party president Rahul Gandhi will visit Charminar on coming Saturday. Telangana State Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy told the reporters on Tuesday that Rahul will visit the historic monument to commemorate Rajiv Gandhi Sadhbhavna yatra.

During the day long visit Rahul will attend the commemoration meeting in the shadows of Charminar, present Rajiv Gandhi Sadhbhavna award to veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister K Rosaiah and address the meeting. He will later flew to another Muslim pocket Bhainsa in Nirmal district and addressing an election meeting there.

Muslim dominated old city of Hyderabad was



traditionally a fortress of MIM and it represents 7 Assembly constituencies in the city apart from winning the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat uninterrupted from 1984. Ever since the relations between the two parties broke about a decade ago on a sour note, and MIM became a close friend of ruling TRS over the last five years, Congress has been bitterly attacking MIM leadership.

Interestingly BJP President Amit Shah has also vowed to give a tough fight to MIM and wrest its seats in the coming elections. In his response MIM President Asaduddin Owaisi challenged Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendar Modi to contest against him from Hyderabad.“Congress party would give a tough fight on all seats of Old City of Hyderabad in next elections and would win at least 2-3 seats”, Uttam Kumar Reddy said.