Bhubaneswar

Chhatra Cong to launch stir on student issues

PNS

The Chhatra Congress on Saturday conducted its state executive committee meeting and Sankalp Shivir at the Congress Bhawan here and pledged to form college and university-level campus committees within a month’s time.

The meeting chaired by Chhatra Congress State president Yashir Nawaz resolved to take up issues like the Government decision to withdraw self-financing courses, price rise, unemployment, shortage of teachers, disrupted health facilities, law and order situation and rising crimes against women.

State Chhatra Congress observer Anulekha Bosa said a women’s conference would be organised and women student representation from Assembly segment to State leadership would be ensured.

The Chhatra Congress also decided to start a State-level movement demanding college and university students’ union elections.

Addressing the gathering, PCC president Sarat Pattanayak said the Chhatra Congress is the backbone of the Congress party. A strengthened Chhatra Congress would ensure Congress come back to power winning  at least 90 Assembly seats.