The Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay elicited the proactive involvement of the Opposition to enable orderly functioning of the House during the Assembly Budget Session starting on March 9.
He also stressed on the need for the passing of Uttarakhand’s own
Panchayati Raj Act in the assembly session.
Apart from this, he also said that the party vice president Rahul Gandhi had accepted the invitation to address party workers at a two-day training programme slated to be held later in March.
Addressing the media here on Tuesday, Upadhyay said that he had requested
the State Government and leader of the opposition to enable smooth functioning of the assembly in public interest.
He said, “I have requested the chief minister and leader of opposition to focus on the need for unanimously passing proposal regarding the State’s own Panchayati Raj Act and sending it to the Centre,” he said.
Upadhyay further informed that the PCC will be holding two-day training programme for office bearers and party workers ta Haridwar on March 26-27.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi would be interacting with party workers at the conclusion of this training programme.
About 15,000 party workers and office bearers from across Uttarakhand are expected to attend this training programme, averred Upadhyay.
Referring to commemoration of international women day, he extolled the major role of women in society especially in the middle Himalayan region. Mahila Congress state president Sarita Arya was also among those present on the occasion.