Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will tackle a ladies’s conference in Bengaluru’s Palace Grounds in poll-bound Karnataka on January 16, individuals within the know of the developments stated on Tuesday.
On the conference, Congress is slated to launch a separate manifesto for girls welfare, geared toward attracting extra ladies voters within the state, one of many individuals quoted above stated.
Confirming Gandhi’s participation, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar stated: “Naa Nayaki’ (I’m a pacesetter) Samavesha is being organised on the Palace Grounds on January 16, for the empowerment of ladies within the state”.
The conference is being organised by the ladies’s wing of the state unit of Congress and will probably be attended by the occasion’s nationwide leaders together with ladies who contested elections to numerous panchayats and cooperative societies. “We’ve known as on 3-10 ladies from every sales space or panchayat to attend the conference,” Shivakumar stated.
He stated that fifty% of the inhabitants of the state and the nation includes of ladies.
“So, the Congress has determined to make a separate manifesto for girls. The occasion ought to contribute to their lives and remedy their issues. The occasion has been offering management and energy to ladies. Prior to now, Congress has additionally held Anganwadi programmes, and conventions for Asha staff and self-help teams,” Shivakumar stated.
The Congress has invited recommendations till January 15 for the ladies’s manifesto. Residents can write to congresswomenmanifesto@gmail.com or WhatsApp 7996551999.
“Believing that the upliftment of the nation is thru ladies empowerment, the Congress occasion is giving particular precedence to ladies within the upcoming election manifesto. Your recommendations on: Congresswomenmanifesto@gmail.com, or ship to this WhatsApp quantity 7996551999. Your recommendation is our dedication,” the state Congress chief stated on Twitter.
“All ladies and leaders can provide their recommendation by January 15. We’re amassing their opinions in order that their customs, concepts and opinions turns into our voice and options to issues are discovered. Public and girls leaders from different events can even advise (within the matter). They can provide their opinion by means of social media, e-mail, WhatsApp and letter,” Shivakumar instructed reporters on Monday.
“Ladies are the eyes of the society, they’re a pressure and we’ve got convened a convention for his or her empowerment. We’ve invited nationwide leaders to this conference. Hundreds of recommendations have already been acquired and these are being reviewed by a committee. Priyanka Gandhi will announce the guarantees of the Congress to ladies on the conference,” he added.
Priyanka Gandhi’s go to assumes significance with the meeting elections simply few months away within the state. She had earlier skipped the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka.
When requested about fulfilling the guarantees given to ladies, Shivakumar stated, “We stroll as we communicate. BJP has made 600 guarantees in its manifesto and 550 guarantees haven’t been fulfilled. A query about that is continually being requested, and it isn’t being answered. Earlier than Siddaramaiah’s authorities, 95% of the guarantees we made had been accomplished.”
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