Rahul tells gen secys to hold meet in states

On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi met general secretaries and heads of the four frontal organisations.

A year ago, after Congress’s defeat in four heartland states, its vice-president Rahul Gandhi had promised a transformation of the organisation in ways beyond imagination. His plan evidently did not take off.

Now, seven months after its decimation in the Lok Sabha elections, the party has decided to pose this question to its leaders and workers from across the country — does the Congress organisational structure need any changes? And whether the leadership at all levels should be elected, nominated or selected through consensus?

Rahul had introduced mandatory elections in the Youth Congress and sources close to him say he want to replicate the experiment in the parent body.

After having met 350-odd leaders, both young and old, over a period of two months to identify the political and organisational shortcomings, which led to the defeat and decide the future course action, Rahul Wednesday asked party’s general secretaries to hold brain storming sessions in all the states in the next two months, which also means the much-anticipated AICC reshuffle would take place only after that.

On Wednesday, he met general secretaries and heads of the four frontal organisations.

Sources said Rahul plans major changes in the organisational structure. The feedback from the states would be utilised to carry out those reforms which may include electing leadership at all levels. An AICC session would be convened as early as in March after the state-level brain storming sessions are over to get its stamp of approval.

Party leaders from block to the state level would find themselves answering these questions in the next two months:

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* How to strengthen the Congress’ core ideology and take it to the people?

* What should be the structure of the party organisation? Does the present structure need any changes?

* How to enhance the party’s reach?

* How to reach out to different sections and groups of people, including urban middle class and the working class?

“In every states, general secretaries will meet 100 to 200 established leaders…. Their feedback would also be sought on local and state-level issues,” AICC general secretary Shakeel Ahmad said.

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