Telecom entrepreneur Sam Pitroda will interact with residents in five cities of poll-bound Gujarat to gather inputs for the Congress' manifesto for the coming assembly election.
The effort is to prepare a "people's manifesto" with focus on education, health, small and medium enterprises, employment generation and environment protection, Mr Pitroda said.
He will visit Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Surat in the next five days.
Mr Pitroda will try to understand the people's problems and demands before making a manifesto which, he said, would include the "voices of people".
"Gujarat can provide a new model of development, not only to Gujarat, India, but all over the world. We are here to listen to people, understand their main points, and make a manifesto which will basically include the voices of people.
Sharing his views on democracy, Mr Pitroda said Gujarat, India and the entire world have been at a crossroads.
On the issue of quota, Mr Pitroda said it was important for the underprivileged and those who had not been given a chance in the world, but added that progress was possible even without reservation.
"Even without reservation you can get a lot more done," he said.
Mr Pitroda also laid emphasis on "collective leadership", and said the main purpose of a leader should be to listen to people and not advise them.
Polling for the two-phase Assembly election in the state will take place on December 9 and 14, and votes will be counted on December 18.
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