Bikaner: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi who is on a two-day visit to
Rajasthan, interacted with party workers and leaders in Bikaner on
Wednesday and discussed strategy on
revitalising the party ahead of state assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Ticket distribution, fine-tuning the party
for upcoming assembly and general elections, and ties between the party and
government were on the agenda of several meetings Rahul Gandhi had with
Congress workers. The Congress Vice President, who arrived here on Wednesday
morning, also took feedback from workers and leaders about the party's affairs
and political situation in the state.
Rahul Gandhi had the view that the party at
the block-level should be strengthened and leaders empowered. He also suggested
a proper coordination between them and the government.”MLAs and MPs should also
work in coordination with the party" added the Congress leader.
Rahul Gandhi suggested strong candidates of
NSUI and Youth Congress should be given a chance to contest elections and not
those who were defeated twice or more. The Congress candidates who lost in the
assembly and Lok Sabha elections were also invited for the meetings.
It was a rare initiative taken by one of
the party's top leaders to directly interact with the elected leaders from the
lowest rung of democratic bodies in rural as well as urban areas- councillors
from the municipalities were also invited for the meeting. In turn, the
panchayat and municipal leaders expressed their woes before the party
vice-president on how the senior leaders in the government sidelined them and
ignored their suggestions while taking policy decisions. Rahul Gandhi has given
an assurance of strengthening the grassroots workers' voices.
At another session with the elected leaders
of Youth Congress and NSUI, the Congress vice-president advocated the idea of
the youth being given the chance to turnaround the party's prospects in regions
where its senior leaders have consistently failed. For the upcoming assembly
elections, Rahul asked chief minister Ashok Gehlot to consider fielding Youth
Congress and NSUI leaders from constituencies that the party consecutively lost
in the past two elections.
In his first interaction with the elected
representatives of panchayatiraj bodies from rural Rajasthan on Wednesday,
Rahul Gandhi praised these grassroots leaders for their deep understanding of a
common man's issues. Rahul Gandhi said these party workers made for better
leaders as compared to the "helicopter netas" (high-status leaders)
or the "parachute netas" (leaders with no local connect).
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