In a primary, Cong to start mega Dalit join in U.P. on Kanshi Ram’s dying anniversary
In a first-of-its-kind transfer, the Congress is gearing as much as win again Dalits and most backward courses (MBCs) and thereby make a dent within the help base of the Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh by way of ‘Dalit Gaurav Samvad’ that the Congress proposes to start out on October 9—the dying anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram.
The BSP founder had a robust join not solely with Dalits but additionally with the extraordinarily backward among the many OBCs. (For Illustration)
Up to now, the Congress all the time tried to assert the legacy of Dalit icon and the Structure shaper Dr BR Ambedkar whereas wooing the backward courses. The social gathering’s dialogue with Dalits is proposed to finish on November 26—the Structure Day.
Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Ajay Rai confirmed that the social gathering proposes to launch a dialogue with the Dalits on the dying anniversary of the BSP ideologue. He stated this was the social gathering’s try and deliver the Dalits into social gathering fold.
The Congress’s resolution to launch the Dalit Gaurav Samvad programme on Kanshi Ram’s dying anniversary assumes significance because the BSP founder had a robust join not solely with Dalits but additionally with the extraordinarily backward among the many different backward courses.
In an obvious bid to woo the disadvantaged sections, senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had coined a brand new slogan ‘Jitni abadi utna haq’ ((larger inhabitants, larger rights)) whereas campaigning for his social gathering within the not too long ago concluded Karnataka meeting elections.
By the way, the BSP founder used almost related slogan “Jiski jitni sankhya bhari, utni uski hissedari’ (the larger the quantity, the larger the share) to woo the backwards, Dalits and the minorities and so on.
“On the proposed Dalit Gaurav Samvad programmes, we’ll join with 1 lakh influential Dalits (250 in each meeting constituency), throughout Uttar Pradesh. A state stage Dalit management assembly, evening chaupals in Dalit areas in each meeting constituency (whole 4,000) in addition to discussions on Dalit agenda in each Lok Sabha constituency have additionally been proposed,” stated UPCC organisation secretary Anil Yadav.
“Divisional stage ‘Dalit Gaurav Yatras’ may even be organised and press conferences will probably be held in all district headquarters in the course of the interval,” Yadav additional stated. He added that an announcement concerning the assembly will probably be made at a gathering with the state social gathering’s scheduled caste and scheduled tribe division quickly.
The UPCC has been holding the conventions of the backward courses in varied divisions and districts previously few months. It additionally proposes to carry a bigger state conference in Lucknow quickly. Rahul Gandhi, whereas campaigning in Karnataka, had additionally questioned the Centre for poor illustration of Dalits, tribals and OBCs on high authorities posts.
“Solely 7% of the secretaries within the Authorities of India are Dalit, tribal or OBC. Is the inhabitants of those courses simply 7% in India? If we have now to present participation to everybody within the nation, we should learn how a lot inhabitants belongs to which caste. Why is the PM not making the caste census knowledge public,” requested Rahul Gandhi in a publish on X (previously twitter) in Hindi on April 24 earlier this yr.
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