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Congress to fight for youth, students, farmers, women and OBCs

Congress to fight for youth, students, farmers, women and OBCs
MP Cong decides to fight for rights of youth, students, farmers, women and OBCs · theprint.in

The Congress party is like a big team that competes to run our country and its states.

In the state of Madhya Pradesh, the Congress team just won a small election called a bypoll in a place called Datia.

Winning made the team happy, so they gathered for a long meeting to make a new plan.

They decided to speak up for the rights of young people, students, farmers, women, and some communities that have often been left out.

The team says some things in the state government are not fair, like exams with leaked papers and fake job appointments.

They promise to keep asking questions and to show everyone anything wrong they find.

They also want student elections to be held with direct voting so it is fair, and they want more chances for certain communities.

If their demands are not met, they say they will hold big protests across the whole state.

The team's leader says the win in Datia is a message that people want change.

Key facts

Congress state president
Jitu Patwari
Datia bypoll result
Congress's Ghanshyam Singh defeated BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 6,016 votes
Meeting
Five-hour Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting in Bhopal
Key demands
Direct student union elections, 27% OBC reservation, protection of tribal rights
Rajya Sabha dispute
Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination rejected in the June 18 elections for three seats
Campaign discussed
Sanghthan Srijan Abhiyan (organisation creation campaign)
Leaders present
Digvijay Singh (virtually), Vivek Tankha, Ajay Singh, Dr Govind Singh, Kamleshwar Patel

Quotes

Jitu Patwari

MP Congress president and PAC member

“"The party has decided to vigorously fight for the rights of youth, students, farmers, women, and OBCs in the state."”
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“"Datia (bypoll victory) has sent a clear message of change in politics."”
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