After its poor performance in the recently-concluded lok Sabha polls, the Chandigarh Congress on Sunday convened a meeting to chalk out strategy to strengthen the party in the city.
A meeting of office bearers of Chandigarh Territorial Mahila Congress was held at Congress Bhawan, Sector 35 here, in which all the block and district presidents and general secretaries participated.
The newly-appointed Secretary, All India Mahila Congress, Neetu Verma Soin (in-charge Chandigarh Mahila Congress) attended the meeting. Chandigarh Congress president BB Bahl, former Union Minister and city MP Pawan Kumar Bansal and President Chandigarh Mahila Congress were also present at the meeting.
During the meeting, it was decided to rejuvenate the organisation to highlight the concerns of citizens of Chandigarh in general and women in particular. It was also decided to soon start a fresh membership drive to the party.
Former Union Minister and city MP Pawan Kumar Bansal appreciated the work of Chandigarh Territorial Mahila Congress in the recent parliamentary elections and advised the Mahila congress workers to propagate policies of UPA Government launched for women empowerment from time to time.
Bansal, assured the Mahila Congress that as and when asked he will always stand with Mahila Congress and provide all sorts of help to carry out the programmes of the organisation to the masses.
BB Bahl, president Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee, emphasised the need of awareness of public welfare works of UPA Government. Meenakshi Choudhary, President Chandigarh Mahila Congress told the workers that Chandigarh Territorial Mahila Congress will soon start fresh membership drive and new members will be associated with the organisation.
The four-time MP Bansal had lost to BJP’s Kirron Kher in the recently concluded lok Sabha elections by a margin of around 70,000 votes.
In Chandigarh, the BJP’s vote share was 42.20 per cent. The new entrant Aam Aadmi Party had got 23.97 per cent of the vote share, just 2.87 per cent less than the Congress, which got 26.84 per cent of the vote share.