HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER 14: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress considers gig workers partners in the country’s progress and is committed to ensuring their social security, dignity and protection.
Addressing gig workers in Hyderabad, Rahul Gandhi dedicated the welfare legislation introduced by the Telangana Government to workers, describing them as the foundation of the economy.
Before addressing the gathering, Gandhi participated in a motorcycle rally alongside gig workers, with Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and other Congress leaders also present.
Gandhi said the Congress had fulfilled its commitment to gig workers by ensuring the enactment of legislation providing them with social security and welfare benefits.
Taking aim at the BJP, he alleged that the ideology of the BJP-RSS favoured big industrialists such as Adani and Ambani while treating ordinary workers like bonded labourers.
Highlighting the provisions of the legislation, Gandhi said gig workers would receive accident insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh and health insurance of Rs 10 lakh. The government would also establish Wi-Fi-enabled rest facilities for workers.
The event marked the implementation of the Telangana Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, which was enacted by the state government in March this year.
The legislation followed Rahul Gandhi’s earlier emphasis on the concerns and demands of gig workers during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, members of the state Cabinet and several Congress leaders attended the programme.
