<p class="bodytext">Many of the ministers in the Siddaramaiah Cabinet queued up to meet AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal on Wednesday, a day after they were pulled up for skipping a meeting of the party's newly appointed office-bearers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Only five out of 30 ministers attended a meeting chaired by Venugopal and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara on Tuesday. The latter was miffed at those who were absent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is learnt that the ministers told Venugopal they could not attend the meet because they were busy with programmes in districts they are in-charge of. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier in the day, Venugopal held talks with some progressive thinkers.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><span class="bold">Bus travel for Rahul?</span></p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress president Rahul Gandhi will undertake a 3-day visit to Karnataka starting February 10, Venugopal said. Rahul is also expected to cover parts of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is planned that Rahul will travel in a bus instead of his motorcade to ensure maximum connectivity with people during the tour. Roadshows have also been planned. Rahul is expected to address a Scheduled Tribes convention in Hosapete (Ballari), a farmer convention in Chikkaballapur, a students' meet at Mysuru and a party rally in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Congress has made sufficient preparation for the upcoming Assembly election. But I'm not at liberty to discuss our strategy," Venugopal said. Party office-bearers have been asked to ensure Rahul's tour is a success.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Many of the ministers in the Siddaramaiah Cabinet queued up to meet AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal on Wednesday, a day after they were pulled up for skipping a meeting of the party's newly appointed office-bearers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Only five out of 30 ministers attended a meeting chaired by Venugopal and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara on Tuesday. The latter was miffed at those who were absent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is learnt that the ministers told Venugopal they could not attend the meet because they were busy with programmes in districts they are in-charge of. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier in the day, Venugopal held talks with some progressive thinkers.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><span class="bold">Bus travel for Rahul?</span></p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress president Rahul Gandhi will undertake a 3-day visit to Karnataka starting February 10, Venugopal said. Rahul is also expected to cover parts of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is planned that Rahul will travel in a bus instead of his motorcade to ensure maximum connectivity with people during the tour. Roadshows have also been planned. Rahul is expected to address a Scheduled Tribes convention in Hosapete (Ballari), a farmer convention in Chikkaballapur, a students' meet at Mysuru and a party rally in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Congress has made sufficient preparation for the upcoming Assembly election. But I'm not at liberty to discuss our strategy," Venugopal said. Party office-bearers have been asked to ensure Rahul's tour is a success.</p>
