States Watch

Delhi

Future of Tribals Secure only under Congress

The Congress MP, Shri Sunil Dutt, holds a flag as the Delhi Chief Minister, Smt. Sheila Dikshit, addresses a press conference at the start of a peace march, Sadbhavana Abhiyan, from Rajghat, New Delhi on 23 June. The week long march through Rajasthan, led by Shri Dutt, aims to promote nationwide social unity.

The National executive of AICC ST Department in its first meeting held in New Delhi on June 23 decided to have a "Research Wing" of its own to go into the details of social, cultural and linguistic development in the ST Community in the country. The meeting emphasized for completion of constitution of the State Committees within a week , preferably in the states due to go for election in recent months.

The Committee has decided to organize state level rallies in different states and a National level Rally at New Delhi latest by September.

Shri Hemanand Biswal, Chairman, AICC ST Department, addressing the meeting asked the ST communities in the country to stand united behind Smt. Sonia Gandhi and the Congress Party, holding that Congress alone has the tradition of working for social, economic and political uplift of the tribals and their future is secure only under a Congress Government. Among others who attended the meeting were the Co-Chairman, Shri Arvind Netam, Secretaries, Shri Maurice Kujur and Shri C.S. Solanki.

Workers’ Resolve to Make Sheila Dikshit Victorious

AICC general secretary Shri R.K. Dhawan, AICC incharge of Delhi Affairs Shri Ahmed Patel, president of New Delhi District Mahila Congress Committee Smt. Asha Balodhi and other dignitaries in a function in Gole Market, Delhi.

NEW DELHI : Congress workers of Gole Market Block Congress Committee have resolved to make Congress victorious in the coming Assembly election under the leadership of Smt. Sheila Dikshit and praised her efforts in making Delhi pollution free and in its alround development.

This decision was taken by the Block Congress workers who met here on 15 June, 2003. Representatives of various associations took part in the conference. AICC general secretary, Shri R.K. Dhawan, AICC incharge of Delhi Affairs Shri Ahmed Patel, former organising secretary of Congress Sevadal, Shri Sunil Khosla, president of New Delhi Congress Committee, Shri Ashok Chopra and the president of New Delhi District Mahila Congress Committee, Smt. Asha Balodhi addressed the workers.

IYC Demands Nitish Kumar’s Resignation

NEW DELHI : Demanding resignation of the Union Railway Minister, Shri Nitish Kumar, Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers staged a demonstration on July 4 near Rail Bhavan in the Capital alleging that the Railway authorities had failed miserably to ensure safety and security of passengers. It was led by the AICC general secretary, Shri Mukul Wasnik, and the IYC president, Shri Randeep Singh Surjewala.

Addressing the protesters, Shri Wasnik said Shri Nitish Kumar was the most incompetent Minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee Cabinet and even after repeated train mishaps and loss of lives, he had shown little moral responsibility to resign. Exhorting the IYC activists to start "a decisive battle" to dislodge the NDA Government, he charged that the Vajpayee Government had failed on every front.