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Rahul Gandhi may address Cong workers rally in Goa

Panaji, Jan 15 (PTI)Congress president Rahul Gandhi

is likely to address a rally of the party workers in Goa by

this month-end, a senior party functionary said Tuesday.

"Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit Goa this month-end

during which he will address the party workers," Congress Goa

spokesman Sunil Kavthankar told reporters here tonight.

He said Congress has begun preparations for the rally

as well as for the upcoming by-elections to Shiroda and

Mandrem assembly constituencies.

The bypolls are necessitated following resignation of

sitting Congress MLAs last October, who crossed over to the

ruling BJP.

Earlier in the day, the Congress held a meeting which

was attended by AICC secretary and Goa desk-incharge

Chellakumar and GPCC president Girish Chodankar, among other

leaders.

"It is also decided to finalise the booth level and

ward-level committees by January 20 and to start preparations

for the bypolls," Kavthankar said.

Kavathankar said the party will soon launch

door-to-door "Jan Sampark Abhiyaan".