Having lost political ground in both lok Sabha and Delhi Assembly elections, the Congress on Sunday sought to reconnect with people, with its State unit launching a programme for senior citizens of the city. “We want to tell old people living in the city that we care for them. The idea of this programme is not born out of politics but a will to serve the people and seek their welfare,” Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Ajay Maken said.
The former Union Minister launched the programme called ‘Aapke Dwar Shravan Kumar’ from the party’s local office in Kotla Mubarkpur area in south Delhi.”Though Delhi Police has a similar scheme for senior citizens, we felt that was not effective enough,” Maken claimed.
According to the programme, the party will maintain a database of senior citizens, aged 70 and above, and an assigned party worker will be available in different areas, in person or on the telephone, to lend any help sought by such persons.”The idea is to reach out to the elderly people who are vulnerable to being defrauded or being preyed upon by unscrupulous elements, especially when they are alone at home or out in public all by themselves,” he said.