National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC) would launch a campaign in favour of Congress’ candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal in Chandigarh NSUI has constituted a new body to campaign for the Congress under the chairmanship of NSUI in-charge Nigam Bhandari.
While talking to the mediapersons on Monday, Bhandari said the new working committee would be working towards spreading awareness among students in city colleges and university about city’s development during the tenure of Pawan Kumar Bansal as an MP. When asked about the functioning of the committee, Bhandari said teams would be constituted in colleges comprising of both male and female students. They would make students aware of several achievements of the Congress.
NSUI workers would play a key role in educating the youth about the UPA-led Government and the works done by Bansal.Former vice-president of the NSUI, Manu Madan, said after winning the elections he would take up the issue of PU getting the Central University status. Also he would take up the issue of setting up placement cell in every college where companies will be able to make appointments.
With strong anti-incumbency mood among the electorate, Bansal is facing a tough ballot fight this time. The controversy of Railway Board Scam is also haunting the local MP in the election time.Considering residents’ disenchantment against the local MP after the episode of Railway Board Scam, the local party unit has now geared up to apprise the voters about achievements of Bansal and facts related to the Railway scam. During 2009 lok Sabha polls, Bansal had retained Chandigarh’s constituency recording a hat-trick on the seat and now, would be contesting for the seventh time from the city’s seat.Bansal had tasted electoral defeat in 1996 and 1998.