New Delhi: After the ongoing โBharat Jodo Yatraโ, which is to culminate in Srinagar on January 26, the Congress is gearing up to launch the โHaath Se Haath Jodoโ campaign, which is aimed at spreading the message of the yatra across the country.
According to sources, the former Congress national president has entrusted sister and AICC national general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with the responsibility of leading the โHaath Se Haath Jodoโ campaign across the country, with a special focus on women. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said, โAfter the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress will launch a two-month โHath Se Hath Jodo Campaignโ. As part of this initiative, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will lead foot marches and rallies with women members in every state capital to spread the message of the โBharat Jodo Yatraโ.โ
Sources further informed that Priyanka will lead a wave of marches with women cadres in March, focussing on rising inflation and its impact on the public, especially the middle class. Other issues related to women will also be a top rallying point.
While the Congress campaign, with Priyanka as its face, is aimed at wooing women voters, who comprise roughly half of the countryโs population; she will also lead a massive womenโs rally where she will unveil a separate party manifesto for the opposite sex.
According to sources, the manifesto will feature populist promises, targeting women.
It is understood that suggestions are being sought from the partyโs womenโs units across states on the promises to be incorporated in the womenโs manifesto.
Also, during the womenโs march, which will see participation of the partyโs women cadre across states, their opinion will be sought for and incorporated in the manifesto.
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Earlier, in the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Priyanka, who was then the partyโs general secretary in charge of UP, had peddled a similar โLadki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoonโ campaign. Under this campaign, the party had unveiled a separate manifesto, promising scooties for girls if voted to power.
The party had also awarded 33 per cent of its Assembly poll tickets to women but the move failed to fetch the grand old party the desired electoral dividend.
The Congress fared abysmally in the UP Assembly polls, winning just 2 of 403 seats.
Earlier on Monday, the Congress AICC general secretary in-charge, organisation, Venugopal and AICC in-charge, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajani Patil met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for discussions on the last leg of the partyโs โBharat Jodo Yatraโ in the Union Territory.
According to an official release, the meeting lasted over half-an-hour.
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