Maharashtra Congress

Maharashtra Congress gearing for local body elections

MUMBAI, June 5, 2011 The Maharashtra Congress is gearing up for the local bodies' elections later this year with a focus on social equality and justice much like its ally the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

While the NCP is commemorating its foundation day on June 10 as social justice day, the Congress is focusing on this year as “social equality” year with meetings in every district.

The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) earlier appointed a committee headed by Bhalchandra Mungekar to study the schemes for socially backward sections in the State and submit a report which was released earlier this week.

Now the MPCC has embarked on a two-day training programme for party workers in Nashik from Saturday. It will be inaugurated by All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi and Union Rural Development Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.

Maharashtra in charge Mohan Prakash, MPCC president Manikrao Thakre and senior Congress Ministers and MPs will attend, apart from Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who will deliver the keynote address on Sunday. Congress spokesperson Sanjay Dutt said that about 1,500 people are expected to attend the training including two representatives from each of the 553 Block Congress Committees in the State, district Congress presidents and over a 100 MPCC office-bearers.

Senior Congress Ministers, journalists and members of the party will speak on industry, adivasi welfare, women's empowerment, current socio political situation, and welfare schemes for minorities, social justice and other topics.

The party is keen on bridging the gap between itself and the ‘aam aadmi.” The main idea is to train workers on various initiatives taken by the Congress at the Centre and in the State so that they can be taken to the people.

Keywords: Maharashtra Congress, Maharashtra politics