'Rahul Gandhi's US trip aimed at promoting shared values of real democracy'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhis visit to the United States in June during which is slated to address public meetings and interact with university students is aimed at promoting shared values and vision of real democracy Indian Overseas Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda has saidGandhi is scheduled to visit San Francisco Washington DC and New York where he is planning to address two public meetings with Indian Americans meet lawmakers at Capitol Hill and members of think tanks interact with university students and meet Wall Street executives said Indian Overseas Congress the organizers of the events on SundaySharing the agenda and purpose of Gandhis visit to the United States Pitroda said We are not here to complain We are here to share what is going on in India Indian democracy is the biggest democracy in the world and we owe it to the people to tell them about the real situation on the groundWe are not asking for everybody to come and help us We can deal with the problems We want to share with you what is needed he told a group of Congress supporters in Chicago He was addressing a Karnataka Assembly victory celebration in Chicago which was organised by eminent community leader Ifteqar Sheriff and the Indian Overseas CongressUSAAlso Read Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reschedules his USA visit now to fly on May 28The purpose of his Gandhis trip is to connect interact and begin a new conversation with various individuals institutions and media including the Indian diaspora that is growing in numbers in the United States and abroad to promote the shared values and vision of the real democracy with a focus on freedom inclusion sustainability justice peace and opportunities world over Pitroda said in a statement on SundayGeorge Abraham the vicechairman of the Indian Overseas CongressUSA said I hope that Rahul Gandhis visit will energise the diaspora into a renewed appreciation of democracy and freedom the Indian diaspora aspires to have as they constitute more than 30 million nonresident Indians who live around the world Pitroda said the Indian Overseas Congress has planned multiple meetings for Gandhi in the three citiesWe have lots of meetings planned with think tanks universities a thousand people in San Francisco 200 people having dinner in Washington DC The programme is jampacked to a point We dont even have halfanhour flexibility he told a group of Congress supporters in ChicagoIt has been worked out And he Gandhi does a great job when he gets a chance to interact with people He doesnt like to broadcast like a Mann ki Baat He likes to interact and thats what Indian democracy is all about to listen to people So we hope that we get a good reception on the Capitol Hill Pitroda saidIn San Francisco Gandhi is likely to meet a group of artists while a private dinner has been planned by eminent IndianAmerican Frank Islam at his mansion in the Potomac suburb of Washington DCIn March this year Gandhi had visited the UK during which his remarks alleging that the structures of Indian democracy are under attack and there is a fullscale assault on the countrys institutions had created a row back homeHis remarks had triggered a political slugfest with the BJP accusing him of maligning India on foreign soil and seeking foreign interventions and the Congress hitting back at the ruling party by citing instances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising internal politics abroadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever