Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai to rejuvenate Congress

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi reached Mumbai on Friday on a two-day visit. Rahul Gandhi said that he would tour the state more often to boost the grass root cadre and assist party preparations for the 2014 assembly elections.
Interacting with NSUI delegates from Maharashtra at Bhaidas Hall in suburban Vile Parle, Rahul Gandhi said, "I plan to undertake constituency-wise tours to take a first-hand view of the party's strengths and weaknesses. I will come more often here."
He also held a meeting with Youth Congress elected representatives. Rahul Gandhi called for the need to have zero tolerance to corruption and said that even those from the Congress should not be spared.
Rahul Gandhi also felicitated youth Congress activists who had won the recent local bodies election. He asked the youth Congress activists to identify their area of work and compile it on the youth Congress website. "The work will be evaluated and marks would be given. Good and meritorious workers will get enough chance to prove their mettle in politics, added the congress General Secretary.

Rahul Gandhi visits drought-hit Satara in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited various places in the drought-hit Satara district in Maharashtra Saturday morning. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and other senior ministers were also along with him.
Rahul Gandhi visited the Zalshi Talao, which is one of the water sources in the district. He is also scheduled to go to nearby Bijwadi to take a look at state government sponsored employment guarantee schemes being implemented there among the drought-affected people of Satara and also will visit the Pangari fodder depot in the district which supplies fodder to a large cattle population in the region.