The Congress, which is preparing itself to meet the new challenges, is preparing to set many parameters for itself. The party is contemplating to create a separate department to assess the time for re-election on ‘one family, one ticket, one post’, work of office bearers and to understand the pulse of the people.
Talking to the media ahead of the Nav Sankalp Shivir, party general secretary Ajay Maken said that the Congress will discuss ‘one family one post’ in the meeting. The ticket will be given to the second member of the family only if he has been working in the party for five years. The purpose of this condition is to prevent candidates from parachute landing just before the election. Along with this, the party will also ensure that no person holds a post for more than five years. A cooling period of three years would be necessary for that person to be re-appointed to the same post. But, this formula will not be applicable for the Congress President. According to Maken, elections are held for the post of president.
Preparing to catch people’s pulse
The Congress has been accused of being cut off from the people. Doesn’t understand the pulse of the people. That is why Congress is contemplating to create a Public Insight Department in Nav Sankalp Shivir. So that, he remains constantly among the people and he is aware of the pulse. The party will also encourage those who do good work in the organization. For this, it is proposed to set up an assessment wing in the party.
accountability will be fixed
Ajay Maken said that at present no reward is given to those who do good work in the party and no action is taken against those who do bad work. This exercise of the party is being linked to fixing accountability. Because, after the defeat in the elections of five states, the Congress President had taken resignations from all the state Congress presidents. However, no action has been taken against the state in-charges so far. In such a situation, it is expected that the accountability can be fixed after the Nav Sankalp camp.
Congress will be young
To deal with the new challenges, the Congress will give priority to the youth in the organization. Ajay Maken said that it is proposed in the camp that 50 percent space in the organization at every level should be given to the youth. This rule will also be applicable from booth level to AICC and Congress Working Committee.
Trying to get rid of the charge of familialism
The Congress’s ‘one family, one ticket’ announcement is being seen as an attempt to rid itself of the charge of familialism. Because, the party has been accused of familialism. But with this the condition that the party has attached to work in the organization for five years, it is being linked to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Because, Priyanka Vadra will have five years till the 2024 elections and the formula of ‘one family one ticket’ will not apply to her.