NAJAFGARH DISTRICT CONGRESS COMMITTEE HOLDS CONVENTION

On May 9, 2015

NEW DELHI, May 8—Under the aegis of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, the Najafgarh District Committee held its convention at BVM School, Naya Bazar, Najafgarh today. A large number of Congress workers and farmers attended the convention. The convention was addressed by DPCC president Shri Ajay Maken, AICC in-charge of Delhi Shri P.C.Chacko, MP Shri Deepender Huda, ex-MP Shri Mahabal Mishra and Shri Jaikishan Sharma. Prominent others who attended the convention were Suresh Shokeen, Kamalkanth Sharma, Municipal Councillors Tilothama Choudhary, Satinder Rana, Praveen Rana, Maya Devi, Rajbir Singh Dabas, Tasveer Solanki and Sushma Yadav. At the outset, a resolution was passed at the convention which unanimously condemned the police lathi-charge on the women Congress workers, who wanted to take out a peaceful candle-light march at India Gate yesterday (Thursday), to pay homage to the Moga girl, who died following molestation by hooligans in a bus in Punjab. The Congress workers were brutally beaten up not only by women cops, but also male constables. The resolution said the Modi Government was using the police to crush women, who have been raising their voice against the mounting attacks on women. The resolution demanded prompt acation against the police officers and constables who assaulted the women Congress workers at India Gate without any provocation.

Shri Ajay Maken expressed his anguish at the high-handed action of the police against the women Congress workers at India Gate, which resulted in serious injuries to 14 women, who had to be admitted in hospital for treatment as many of them suffered fractures and internal injuries. Shri Maken said the Congress party strongly condemned the police action, and warned the Modi Government that it should stop attacks on women, to cover up its failures. Shri Maken sought immediate action against the guilty police personnel. Shri Ajay Maken said ever since the BJP-led Modi Government came to power at the centre, attacks and assaults on women have been on the rise, and the Centre has not taken any step to provide safety and security to women. He said according to the Delhi Police data, the incidents of rape cases have gone up by 32 per cent and molestation cases have risen by 25 per cent during the past one year. And in the first two months of 2015, 300 cases of rapes and 500 cases of molestations were reported in Delhi. Shri Maken said these figures clearly established the failure of the Modi Government to ensure the safety and security of women.

Shri Deepender Huda said while the farmers in India were committing suicides on account of the destruction of their crops due to unseasonal rains, the Prime Minister was making foreign jaunts without having any care for the farmers. He said Congress vice-president Shri Rahul Gandhi was touring the country, to find out first hand the suffering of the farmers, and comfort them in their hour of struggles and suffering, but the Central Government seemed to be least bothered about the plight of the farmers. He said the country was reeling under myriad problems, and the economic condition of the people have worsened with soaring prices of essential commodities breaking the back of the people. The youth of the country was looking into an uncertain future due to mounting unemployment, but the Modi Government at the Centre was not taking any step to find solutions to these pressing problems, as the Central Government has done nothing of note in the past one year, which would be for the benefit of the people. She exhorted the people of the country and Delhi to be vigilant and watchful. Shri P.C.Chacko said PM Modi was busy making foreign trips, and people were still waiting for the promised share of Rs 15 lakh each from the black money stashed away in foreign banks, which he had said he would bring back. He said BJP president Amit Shah was making fun of the people when he said the promise of Rs 15 lakh was just a “jumla”. He said the people of the country were waiting for a chance to teach a bitter lesson to the Prime Minister who had misled them to get their votes to come to power. Shri Mahabal Mishra asked the West Delhi Congress workers to get actively involved in the membership drive. He said the membership drive will be taken to every nook and corner of Delhi, and connect the people with the policies and programmes of the Congress party. He said Shri Rahul Gandhi was keen to empower the Congress workers to strengthen their hands, and the Congress workers should make door-to-door visits to enroll more members into the party.

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