Cong to host 3-day ‘Bharat Summit’ from Nov 12, Rahul likely to attend | Hyderabad News

Cong to host 3-day ‘Bharat Summit’ from Nov 12, Rahul likely to attend

Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday said party leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to attend Bharat Summit to be held in Hyderabad from Nov 12 to 14 and will also address a meeting of gig workers during his visit to the city on one of the three days.Speaking to reporters in Delhi after meeting Rahul Gandhi, he said the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha suggested convening a meeting of gig workers because the state govt passed a welfare legislation for them.“Rahul Gandhi will come to Hyderabad either on Nov 13 or 14 to participate in the Bharat Summit. Assembly passed the Telangana Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, in March,” he said.Amid an evolving geopolitical situation, Congress would host experts from 70 countries for deliberations on the emergence of a new global order and India’s strategic responses to the developments, besides issues like cooperative federalism and electoral integrity as part of the Bharat Summit.Senior Congress leader and head of the party’s foreign affairs department, Salman Khurshid, said Bharat Summit would bring together around 1,000 delegates from across the world and the areas of focus include the formation of a new think tank ‘Our World’.The international conference would see the participation of senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, global policymakers, and prominent figures from progressive movements, he said.In Hyderabad, Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, in a statement, said: “Hyderabad is set to host the three-day ‘Bharat Summit’ for the second time from Nov 12 to 14 at Hitex, with over 1,000 delegates from 70 countries expected to participate.”