Wayanad: Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency-Wayanad, today arrived at the MP facilitation centre in the district Collectorate here and accepted memorandums and complaints from the people.
Representatives of farmers, tribals and other marginalised sections of the high-range constituency were among those who visited and appraised him about their issues.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s LS campaign was filled with lies, poison, hatred and it divided people. “Modi represents the worst sentiment of the country – anger, lies and intolerance,” he added.
The Congress chief also held discussions with the local representatives, party leaders and officials of the district and collected information on various pressing issues of the Parliamentary constituency, which is spread across the north Kerala districts of Wayanad, Malappuram and Kozhihode.
Rahul, who reached the district headquarters in the morning along with state party leaders including KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran and Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala, was received by officials.
Senior Congress leader K C Venugopal later told reporters that Rahul met around 22 delegations and ensured them that their issues would be taken up.
“Cutting across politics, a large number of people came to meet Rahul and appraised him about their issues. Among the issues were some which have to be raised in Parliament… some others have to be taken up with the union government to find solutions,” he said. “Gandhi listened to their complaints patiently and ensured them to intervene as their MP,” he added.