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Hindustan Times
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Uttar Pradesh Congress to protest over power, fertiliser issues
The Uttar Pradesh Congress will on Tuesday stage protests across 75 districts against alleged poor electricity and fertiliser supply in the state. UP Congress chief Ajay Rai gave this information at a press conference that he along with party UP in charge Avinash Pande addressed here on Monday. UP Congress chief Ajay Rai, party's UP in charge Avinash Pande and senior leader PL Punia at a party workshop in Lucknow. (HT photo) 'Fertiliser from Uttar Pradesh is being smuggled to Nepal while farmers here are getting cane when they ask for fertiliser,' Rai alleged. The partymen will submit memorandums to the office of district magistrates across the state, he said. Party's UP in charge Avinash Pande, who has been chairing zonal review meetings for the past one week under organisation strengthening process, said, 'The Sangathan Srijan workshops have given new strength to the party that is targeting upcoming panchayat elections and the 2027 assembly elections (in UP).' He along with Rai chaired the party's Awadh zone meeting during the day after Braj, Prayagraj and Poorvanchal zones. 'What happened with the energy minister in Vrindavan is an example of what people think for this government. The minister was stopped from worshipping at Vrindavan temple by Goswami community people as they protested the projects being forced upon the people there,' Rai claimed. 'An FIR was lodged against me in Varanasi when I tried to expose the government for poor services for the Kanwariyas. But as our leader Rahul Gandhi says these FIRs are medals for me from the BJP government,' he said. Senior Congress leaders, including PL Punia, Virendra Chaudhary, Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Dinesh Kumar Singh and Anil Yadav, were present in the meeting.
Indian Express
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Inside UP Congress control room: 26-point checklist and cadre push ahead of '27 polls
A few metres from the Uttar Pradesh Congress headquarters in Lucknow, the Youth Congress office is buzzing with activity. Quietly turned into a nerve centre called the 'Connect Centre', it is now the state's command post for rebuilding the Congress cadre and setting the ground for the upcoming Assembly and panchayat elections. At the heart of this push is a 26-point checklist covering everything from identifying key community leaders and selecting three influential people from each Assembly seat to drawing up candidate lists for the districts and kshetra panchayats. Inside the Connect Centre, 22 nodal officers work the phones, computers and WhatsApp groups with support from computer operators. They are in constant touch with 266 senior coordinators, former ministers, ex-MLAs and senior leaders deployed two per district or city unit, who are tasked with not just helping appoint '23 lakh office-bearers' from district to booth level but also verifying that every unit reflects the Congress's social outreach goals: at least 60 per cent SC/ST, OBC, and Muslim representation and 20 per cent women. Any unit failing to meet targets is red flagged, instantly visible to both the state headquarters and the AICC. Party leaders say this is a lesson learnt the hard way. Despite high-profile campaigns like the Khat Sabha before the 2017 Assembly polls or the 'Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon' pitch before 2022, the party failed to make a dent due to lack of a robust grassroots cadre. This time, the Congress is building an extensive database with caste, sub-caste, profession, and specific responsibilities assigned down to the booth level. Among the 26 tasks are forming a district-level control room, drawing up lists of key caste leaders, ensuring every Congress worker's house flies the party flag, and setting up a social media network with WhatsApp groups down to the block level. The task list also mandates identifying three strong individuals per Vidhan Sabha to serve as future convenors—and possible Assembly candidates. With the party planning to contest the panchayat elections solo and restrict alliances to Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, every unit must also submit names of probable panchayat candidates. District and city units are working to form local committees, take veteran leaders into confidence, and build the party's 38 affiliated wings — including four frontals, six departments, and 28 cells for groups from youth, women, SC/ST to traders, doctors and fishermen. A senior leader speaking to The Indian Express said the party intends to pick 80 per cent of its new state committee from among the 266 on-field coordinators, who act as the link between the state control room and district units. Each district is setting up its own control room to directly connect the top leadership with booth-level workers and their detailed profiles. Daily progress is tracked. Some units admit the toughest challenge is fulfilling the 20 per cent women's quota and setting up the new 'mandal units'—a fresh tier between blocks and booths. Each mandal covers 20–25 booths, with an estimated 8,000 mandals planned across the state. 'This is an internal party exercise driven by volunteers, mostly women, at the state control room,' said Sanjay Dixit, a senior Congress leader overseeing the Connect Centre, also known as the Sathi Centre. 'Lawyers, teachers and other professionals are volunteering to build the cadre and connect every district to the headquarters.'
Hindustan Times
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
UP Cong releases list of committees under Rahul's social justice formula
Sticking to the social justice call by senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Uttar Pradesh Congress on Thursday released a list of its office-bearers from the newly constituted district and city committees made under the 'Sangathan Srijan' exercise—the first phase of which has been completed. A delegation of UP Congress led by state president Ajai Rai on June 26 met family members of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian ever to enter the International Space Station. (Sourced) A total 38 committees were announced during the day out of the total 133 that will be announced by the month end. 'Out committees have at least 50% people from OBC, minority, Dalit communities apart from women representation. In several districts, this figure is over 70% depending on the size of the district and the committee,' said UP Congress Committee media cell chief CP Rai. 'The process of Sangathan Srijan focuses on all 403 assembly seats of the state and aims to strengthen organisation with inclusion of all communities and class,' said UP Congress chief Ajai Rai. During the review meetings, at least 90% of committees that were proposed before the state committee were rejected and office-bearers were asked to revise the list. The zonal review started on June 15 with the west zone, Braj zone on June 15, Bundelkhand zone on June 16, Purvanchal on June 17 and Prayag zone on June 18. Under the Awadh zone, lists have been declared for the district committees of Balrampur, Shravasti, Sitapur, Unnao and the city committee of Rae Bareilly. In the Braj zone, the district committee for Pilibhit and city committees for Aligarh, Bareilly have been declared. In the Bundelkhand zone, district committees for Etawah, Hamirpur, Kannauj, Kanpur, Lalitpur, Kanpur Dehat and Auraiya have been declared along with the city committee for Orai. Under Prayag zone, district units of Amethi, Chandauli, Jaunpur, Bhadohi, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj trans-Ganga, Prayagraj trans-Yamuna and Ghazipur have been declared along with city units of Mirzapur, Sultanpur and Mugalsarai. Under the Purvanchal zone, committees of Ayodhya, Ballia and Basti have been declared and in the west zone, committees of Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Moradabad, Rampur and Shamli have been declared. Cong panel meets Shubhanshu's kin A delegation of UP Congress led by state president Ajai Rai on Thursday met family members of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian ever to enter the International Space Station, in Lucknow. 'The country is proud of Shubhanshu who has made history,' Rai said. Other members in the delegation included vice chairman of Congress's media cell Manish Srivastava, former minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui among leaders.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cong panel meets LU prof, shows solidarity
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress president on Monday said that the current govt is against marginalised communities and when an aware individual raises voice against them, the BJP resorts to filing lawsuits and harassment. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A delegation of the Uttar Pradesh Congress, led by Rai, met Prof Ravikant, Dalit academician at who is in a spot over his anti-RSS remarks. "Whenever an aware individual raises voice against govt, BJP resorts to filing lawsuits," said Rai, expressing solidarity with the professor. tnn
India.com
18-06-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Congress Diplomacy Lesson For PM Modi After Trump Call; BJP Hits Back
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit was labelled as not a matter to be discussed by Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Wednesday. He further highlighted that "nothing can be more shameful" than the invitation of the US President to Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir. "Today, they have to tell that our PM and US President Donald Trump had a teleconversation. These things are not to be said. The people and countries will know it by themselves. If you have to tell this, it means you are giving justification... On the other side, Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir has been invited by Donald Trump for can be more shameful than this," Rai said, ANI reported. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held over a half-hour telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, which was held in Canada. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated that during the conversation, PM Modi briefed the US President about India's Operation Sindoor and firmly conveyed the message that India has never accepted and will never accept mediation on the issues with Pakistan. Misri added, "Prime Minister Modi made it clear to President Trump that during this entire episode, at no time, at any level, were issues such as India-US trade deal or mediation by the US between India and Pakistan discussed. The halt to military action was discussed directly between India and Pakistan, through existing channels of the two armies, and was at the request of Pakistan." "Prime Minister Modi stressed that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never accept it. There is complete political unanimity in India on this issue," He further added. The remarks come after the US President had time and again claimed that he had used trade as a means for the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan. (With ANI Inputs)
