State Congress gears up to hit the streets against SIR
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Ranchi: Jharkhand Congress is gearing up to hit the streets against the special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar, which has snowballed a major political controversy across the country.
Election Commission of India
(ECI) is also set to pan out SIR drive in other states gradually.
On Thursday, state Congress president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh will roll out an LED van to create awareness against SIR as part of the party's nationwide drive. In the evening, the party has announced a candle march from the Congress office to Albert Ekka Chowk.
On Wednesday, party's Jharkhand affairs in-charge K Raju reached Ranchi to take stock of the preparations.
Later, he also headed to Nemra in Ramgarh to call upon chief minister Hemant Soren, who is currently camping there for shradh rituals of his father Shibu Soren, who passed away on Aug 4.
State Congress media in-charge Rakesh Sinha said that as part of the AICC's decision against SIR, three tier campaign will be rolled out nationally. "Jharkhand too has worked out an extensive plan to make it a grand success," he said, adding that on Thursday, candlelight marches will be organised in all district headquarters which will be attended by senior leaders, MPs, MLAs, among others.
"From Aug 22 to Sep 7 state-level rallies will be held in Ranchi and other key locations in Jharkhand," he said.
Thereafter, between Sep 15 and Oct 15, door-to-door public outreach campaign will be conducted to collect 50 million signatures against 'SIR'. "District, block, and mandal-level party officials will lead this campaign in their respective areas, ensuring participation from the general public, community leaders, professionals, and local influencers," he said, adding that their campaign is more than a political programme to protect the Constitution and safeguard Indian democracy.
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