The two public meetings of Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Bhainsa in Nirmal district and Kamareddy district headquarters on Saturday turned out to be a big disappointment, as his speeches lacked the punch and aggression that would attract the crowds.
At both the meetings, Rahul failed to convince the people as to why they should vote for his party.
He even forgot to claim credit for the formation of separate Telangana state by explaining how the Congress party had granted separate state fighting against all odds, risking its own political existence in the southern states.
He did not even properly put forth the failures of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government in the last four years, though he spoke of corruption by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
He just read out what the Congress would do if it is voted to power in the state, but did not elaborate as to why these promises were being made.
It appeared Rahul was eager to talk about his favourite subject Rafael deal to expose the corruption by the Narendra Modi government. And he went on explaining about the deal, forgetting the local issues.
As a result, there was not much response to his speeches at the public meetings.
On the other hand, there were loud cheers and applause when Telangana Congress working president Revanth Reddy rose to speak after Rahul at Bhainsa.
Revanth was at his eloquent best, while explaining the sacrifices made by the Gandhi family and the achievements of the Congress party.
The former Kodangal MLA was more convincing than Rahul in explaining why the people should vote for the Congress party.
Apparently, Rahul also acknowledged the response Revanth was getting for his speech even at a remote place called Bhainsa.
Of course, it was rather embarrassing for other campaigners like Vijaya Shanti and PCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy!
