Stepping up its attack on the economic slowdown, the Congress on Tuesday finalised a plan to hold a series of press conferences across the country between November 1 and 8 to be addressed by senior leaders.
A senior Congress functionary said Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad would meet the press in Hyderabad. Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot would address the media in Bengaluru.
Senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge will be in Jaipur while Ajay Maken will be addressing a press conference in Lucknow.
Former Defence Minister A K Antony will be Kerala to address press conferences in the State.
To give final shape to this programme, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of general secretaries and heads of the frontal organisations on Saturday.
The party will focus on the economic slowdown, joblessness, agrarian distress and a proposed trade agreement called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
The Congress argued that the RCEP trade agreement would open up the Indian markets to 15 countries including China, Australia among others. The party held the view that it would affect agriculture, dairy farming, textile, steel and auto industry.
