As part of its Raijor Podulit Raijor Congress Abhiyan, the Congress today took public opinion on diverse issues concerning the state from various parts of Lower Assam, including Nalbari and Rangia.
The party will take the views expressed by the public into account while preparing its manifesto for the upcoming Assam Assembly polls.
In Rangia, a delegation led by Manifesto Committee Chairman Pradyut Bordoloi, at the initiative of Kamrup (Rural) District Congress President Pranjit Choudhury, interacted with local party and social organisations, prominent personalities and a section of senior journalists. Former MP Abdul Khaleque was also part of the delegation.
It may be mentioned that on January 6, representatives participating in the Raijor Podulit Raijor Congress Abhiyan under the leadership of Ripun Bora collected public opinion in Hojai district. The campaign will conclude on January 10 and 11, during which large-scale public suggestions and opinions will be gathered in Guwahati over the two days.
Under the initiative of the Kamrup Metropolitan District Congress, interactions will be held in Guwahati with various parties and social organisations, citizens’ bodies, student and youth groups, intellectuals and senior journalists. These interactions will involve Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Gaurav Gogoi, Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia and Manifesto Committee Chairman Pradyut Bordoloi.
Eminent journalists, writers and intellectuals from the media, along with major national organisations of Assam including the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), have already been contacted to participate in discussions on January 10 and 11. In Guwahati, Manifesto Committee Chairman Pradyut Bordoloi has requested nearly 100 eminent persons to offer suggestions for inclusion in the Congress manifesto.
The Manifesto Committee Chairman has also proposed visiting the residences or workplaces of those unable to attend the meetings and has requested them to submit their opinions in writing. In a statement issued today, Bordoloi said that this time the Congress manifesto would be a people’s manifesto. He added that the manifesto, to be prepared by incorporating opinions from all sections of the state’s population, would be presented to the public shortly.
