Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gidugu Rudra Raju has requested All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Andhra Pradesh and attend a public meeting proposed to be organised in support of its demand that Amaravati be retained as the capital of the State.
Mr. Rudra Raju submitted a representation to this effect to Ms. Priyanka Gandhi during her transit halt at Gannavaram airport on November 25 (Saturday) on her way to Delhi after canvassing for the Congress candidate in Madhira Assembly constituency in Khammam district of Telangana.
Ms. Priyanka Gandhi arrived at the airport to a warm welcome by Mr. Rudra Raju, former Union Minister J.D. Seelam, and State working presidents Sunkara Padmasree and Mastan Vali.