Saturday, May 7, 2022

congress: AICC panels push to more than double quota in party units

Several members of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) panel, which is drafting proposals to be put up ahead of the party’s Chintan Shivir (brainstorming session) in Udaipur next week, call for major organizational reforms and socially-reserved quotas. Emphasizing significant growth. Backward class in the party structure according to people aware of the matter.

He said these proposals are subject to consensus within the panel and approval of Congress Working Committee (CWC) and Chintan Shivar.

As these panels worked late on Saturday to finalize their draft proposals for perusal of Monday’s pre-contemplation camp CWC meeting, several members of the Social and Empowerment Committee of the AICC were invited to the have been encouraged to increase the quota. 50% or more from the existing 20% ​​to Scheduled Tribes and Minorities in the party.

He argued that the increased quota should also apply to AICCs, Pradesh Congress Committees and preferably CWCs from the block level, he argued that higher quotas are necessary for the Congress organization to actually reflect the social arithmetic of the population. Their correct representation in four volumes.

The move is also motivated by the party’s need for a careful electoral position, given the regional parties’ issue of “social justice” and the BJP’s “Hindu” issue. Congress already has 33 per cent quota for women. The members of the panel headed by Salman Khurshid include Digvijay Singh, Kumari Selja, Meira Kumar, K Raju, SS Randhawa.

organizational reform

The Organizational Affairs Committee is believed to have proposed reforms, restructuring and removal of “extra baggage” on several organizational positions. The resolutions moved by its members seek to do away with the practice of constituting mega-panels of office-bearers in both AICC and PCC. There is also a proposal to empower the PCC leadership to appoint District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents in place of nominating District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents.

Originally published at Pen 18

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