Watch: Rahul Gandhi rides pillion with gig worker during Hyderabad rally

Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy take pillion rides on two-wheelers ridden by gig workers during the launch of the Telangana Gig Workers Social Security and Welfare scheme at Jayabheri Ground, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday joined a bike rally with gig workers in Hyderabad ahead of the launch of the Telangana Gig Workers’ Social Security and Welfare Scheme.

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy and other Congress leaders accompanied Rahul Gandhi during the rally, which began at the Shilparamam government auditorium and concluded at Jayabheri Ground in Madhapur, in the city's IT corridor.

Rahul rode pillion during the rally.Addressing gig workers at the launch of the scheme, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said the Congress government was fulfilling its promise to take steps to address their concerns.

"I had a meeting with the gig workers of Telangana. You shared your sorrow and pain with me. At that time, I said that the Congress party, our CM and all of us had promised you that we would take steps regarding your demands and we would make every effort to help you and protect you.

Today, we are fulfilling that promise..."The Telangana government enacted the Telangana Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, in March. The legislation followed Gandhi's earlier intervention on the concerns of gig workers during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.

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