A State-level convention of the office bearers of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) was held here at party headquarters Congress Bhawan on Monday. The meeting was held as part of the preparation of upcoming lok Sabha election wherein it was decided that lok Sabha seat wise workers convention would be held from March 6 across all 11 lok Sabha constituencies of the state.
President CGPCC Bhupesh Baghel, leader of Opposition TS Singh Deo, Satyanarayn Sharma along with party MlA and other party worker took part in the meeting. The workers meet would begin from Bastar seat on March 6.
Addressing the meeting Bhupesh Baghel said we will have to counter the propaganda spread by BJP. Our main weapon in this election is to make people aware about the achievement and public friendly schemes run by UPA government, he added.
leader of Opposition TS Singh Deo said lok Sabha election would be contested on the basis of organisation and he called upon the
workers to prepare for coming election.
later on talking with reporters, Bhupesh Baghel over query about possibilities of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi contesting lok Sabha election, said till now no decision has been taken on any seat. The decision of Jogi and others would be taken by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Baghel said.
To the question of former BJP member Karuna Shukla joining Congress Baghel said the matter was with senior party leaders at national level and he would not be able to comment. Reacting over Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (CSM) joining BJP he said party workers of CSM have lost their faith on Deepak Sahu and still it is not clear whether entire party has merged with BJP or not, however it is their (CSM’s) internal decision and I would not comment over it.
He also dodged the question of Congress party’s Mahila Morcha Sheela Mishra and State secretary Varsha Pandey joining BJP.