Mallikarjun Kharge to address ‘Kisan, Jawan, Samvidhan'; Congress plans massive rally in Raipur to protest BJP policies
chief Deepak Baij said that the upcoming visit of AICC president
to Raipur on July 7 will energize party workers and boost the morale of the cadre ahead of crucial political battles.
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Kharge is scheduled to address a rally and chair a meeting of the party's political affairs committee, where a long-term strategy to counter the BJP will be finalised, he stated during a press conference at party office on Saturday.
Baij on Saturday announced that the party will organise a 'Kisan, Jawan, Samvidhan' (Farmer, Soldier, Constitution) rally at Science College Ground in Raipur on Monday. Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary (organisation) K.C.
Venugopal will address the gathering.
The rally aims to amplify the voices of farmers and soldiers across the country, including Chhattisgarh. It will also highlight the alleged attacks by the Central government on the Constitution and the autonomy of constitutional institutions. Over 25,000 people from across the state are expected to attend the event.
Baij stated that the rally in Raipur will be a historic event, organised to empower the deprived sections of society.
The rally's objectives are to protest the Central government's alleged continuous attacks on farmers, soldiers, and the Constitution, oppose the alleged assaults on the independence of the country's constitutional institutions, protest the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, the rising crimes against women, and the government's apathy towards women's safety, address the shortage of DAP fertiliser and seeds for farmers in the state, along with alleged government negligence, oppose the alleged atrocities against innocent tribals in the name of Maoist eradication, protest the unannounced power cuts in the state, oppose the alleged plunder of Chhattisgarh's mineral wealth, the allocation of iron ore mines in Bastar to private companies, and the disinvestment of Nagarnar, protest the extensive felling of forests in the name of coal mining, specifically in Hasdeo and Tamnar, oppose the alleged destruction of the education system in the name of rationalisation, including the closure of 10,463 schools, the abolition of over 45,000 teaching positions, and the termination of thousands of cook and watchman posts, and to protest the illegal sale of liquor in the state and the alleged closure of schools while liquor shops remain open.
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Baij said that the rally in Raipur will be a milestone for the rights of farmers and soldiers across the state. He added that the party is working diligently to ensure its success.
"Our leaders, office-bearers, and workers are directly engaging with the public, urging them to participate in the rally. Our preparations are complete, and with public cooperation, this will be a historic assembly," he said.
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