Sam Pitroda, chairman of the Indian Abroad Congress, shared particulars about Gandhi’s upcoming tour.”Since Rahul Gandhi has change into the chief of opposition, I, as chairman of the Indian Abroad Congress, which has a presence in 32 international locations, (have) been bombarded with requests from the Indian diaspora, diplomats, academicians, businesspersons, leaders, worldwide media and plenty of others, for interactions with him,” Pitroda stated in a video assertion.
Gandhi’s go to will start in Dallas on September 8, the place he’ll have interaction with college students on the College of Texas, educational establishments, and members of the native Indian neighborhood. “We can have a really giant neighborhood gathering. We’ll meet some technocrats after which we can have dinner with leaders from the Dallas space,” Pitroda added.
On September 9 and 10, Gandhi will likely be in Washington DC, the place he’s anticipated to take part in comparable interactions. Pitroda famous that there’s an curiosity in Gandhi’s go to, particularly from these concerned with states at the moment ruled by the Congress celebration. “There are a whole lot of occasions deliberate with a wide range of individuals as a result of we discover that folks even have a whole lot of curiosity within the states we run with a Congress authorities,” Pitroda stated.
Pitroda expressed confidence within the success of Gandhi’s go to and the eagerness of the Indian diaspora to work together with the Congress chief. “We stay up for a really profitable go to,” he added.
This go to comes after Gandhi’s final journey to the US in Might 2023, the place he interacted with over a thousand members of Silicon Valley, discussing the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and his imaginative and prescient for India’s future. The upcoming go to was reportedly deliberate in response to requests from diaspora members who campaigned for the Congress within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and took part within the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
