In a move to strengthen the party base at the grass-root level, the Delhi Congress Committee and Youth Congress will jointly launch a “Jan Adhikar Abhiyan” from August 4 to 11 in which local leaders would be given training to educate poor people of their rights.
Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken said in the first phase of the “Jan Adhikar Abhiyan” training, the Congress leaders will be educated in the policies and programmes of the Congress party in detail.
“The local leaders will be made aware of the rights and privileges of the poor people and also the welfare schemes of the Government for the poor will be explained to them in simple language so that they can help people further to access the facilities,” he said.
Maken said in the second phase of the “Jan Adhikar Abhiyan”, JJ Clusters and resettlement colonies will be covered.
“The local leaders between the ages of 35 and 55, and Youth Congress leaders, between the ages of 21 and 35 years at block levels will be nominated for training in which the Congress leaders, , will be eligible.
All local leaders should submit their bio-data to the DPCC office by July 27.
The meeting was also attended by Youth Congress in-charge and AICC general-secretary Krishna Ala Varu, Indian Youth Congress president Keshav Chand Yadav, Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress president Vikas Chikara and senior leader Chattar Singh.