If you cannot approach the Congress, the party will reach out to you. In 'poll mode' and highly aggressive against the BJP governments in the Centre and state, senior Congress leaders will interact with a cross-section of the society in Mumbai next week to know the views, aspirations, and expectations of stakeholders from the Rahul Gandhi-led party that has been projecting itself as a strong alternative to the current dispensation.

Studying civic issues
The outreach is part of the Lok Sabha election manifesto committee which is headed by former finance minister and fiercest critic of the BJP, P Chidambaram. Before the lawyer visits the city on October 27 to have a high level consultative session with the leaders of business and industry, his junior team will be in Mumbai on October 23 to know the civic issues in detail. The inputs will be incorporated in the election manifesto of the party.