Watch | Rahul Gandhi rides pillion with delivery agent, shares masala dosa with gig workers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rides a scooter with a food delivery man (PTI)

In a video shared by news agency ANI, Gandhi is seen interacting with a boy before he gets on the scooter with the delivery agent, wearing a blue helmet.

#WATCH | Karnataka: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rides a scooter with a delivery boy in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/MvGEgfAjtM

— ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2023

The Congress, on its Twitter handle, wrote,”Shri @RahulGandhi’s outreach to delivery boys in Bengaluru is a part of his unwavering commitment to the issues of every section of society”.

Shri @RahulGandhi‘s outreach to gig workers and delivery partners in Bengaluru is a part of his unwavering commitment to the issues of every section of society. pic.twitter.com/uQXB3H8YyD

— Congress (@INCIndia) May 7, 2023

According to the party’s Twitter handle, Rahul Gandhi met with gig workers and delivery partners of Dunzo, Swiggy, Zomato and Blinkit. The party said that Gandhi discussed issues like lack of stable unemployment, the rise in prices of basic commodities, and their working conditions.

“The Congress party has made specific promises for them in their Manifesto, mainly: 1. To set up a Gig Workers’ Welfare Board with a corpus of ₹3,000 crore 2. To ensure minimum hourly wages for gig workers and other workers in the unorganised sector”, the post read.

Last month, hundreds of delivery partners working with Zomato-owned Blinkit went on strike, in protest against the change in the company’s payout structure rendering the service temporarily unavailable’ in most parts of Delhi-NCR.

Counting for the Karnataka polls will begin on May 13.