Prayagraj, August 02 (HS): On the first arrival of Uttar

Pradesh Congress Minority Cell President and former MLA Sohail Akhtar Ansari in

Prayagraj, Congress workers gave him a rousing and grand welcome with garlands

at Atala Square. During this, the workers greeted him warmly with slogans.

Sohail Akhtar Ansari informed that Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Prayagraj on

August 8, where he will specifically reach out to students. He further said

that the Congress Party is vigorously fighting for the rights and respect of

all sections of society, and the enthusiasm of workers across the state is

proof that the public is ready for change. Among those who welcomed him were

Parvez Akhtar Ansari, Dr. Mumtaz Siddiqui, Irshad Ullah, Mohammad Aslam, Farid

Khan, Mohammad Imran, Abdul Kalam Azad, Mohammad Ajmal, Riaz Ahmed, Tausif

Ahmed, Mohammad Nasir, Mustaqeem. A large number of local Congress leaders and

workers were present during the program.

Meanwhile, Congress members under the leadership of Minority

Congress City President Arshad Ali gave him a grand welcome by garlanding him

and raising slogans at Mastan Market, Kareli. During the welcome program,

Sohail Ansari Sahib said that the BJP government is deeply trapped in the web

of its evil deeds and its departure is certain in the upcoming assembly

elections of 2027. During this, he said that the public is fed up with

inflation, crime, corruption, and rape under the BJP government. Along with the

minority community, farmers, women, youth, students, laborers, and the poor,

all sections of people are victims of BJP's oppression. The public is looking

towards the Congress with hope in the upcoming 2027 assembly elections.

During the welcome, Mumtaz Ahmed Siddiqui, Vice President of

Uttar Pradesh Minority Department and in-charge of Prayagraj Division,

Shehzadul Haq, Yamuna Par District President of Minority Congress, former city

president Nafees Awar, District Spokesperson Haseeb Ahmed, Senior Councilor

Parvez Akhtar Ansari, and social worker Asrar were present. Niazi, General

Secretary Mo Haseen, former councilor Ghazali Khan Firoz Ahmed, Shakeel Ahmed,

Mo Zeeshan, Mahfooz Ahmed Talib Ahmed, Zahid Neta, Sabir Faridi, Shaheen Begum

Amrin Begum Rubina Begum, Mo Shakoor Mo Arif, Altaf, Bilal Khan etc.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi