LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Youth Congress will have quota for Dalits and women so as to make their empowerment easier, in accordance with the vision of the Amethi MP and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.
Enrollment for the central zone comprising 26 Lok Sabha constituencies is under way since November 12 and could continue till early next month. After scrutiny which may take another one month, elections will be held, followed by similar exercise in other zones.
Seats will be reserved at the level of unit presidents and also in organisational committees. The reserved posts will be selected by a draw.
At least 25 percent posts of unit presidents will be reserved for SC/ STs and the same percentage for women.
Thus, three SC/ST members and three women will become presidents in the central zone.
“At all levels, whether panchayat, state, Assembly or Lok Sabha constituency, we will have reservation in the committees. Out of the 10 committees at all levels, one post of general secretary will be reserved for SC/ST, one for women and one for OBC or minorities,” said Prakash Joshi, member of the Indian Youth Congress Election Committee who has been given the charge of Uttar Pradesh. Rahul will take a tour of the central zone.
According to K J Rao, general secretary of the Foundation for Advanced Management of Elections which has been engaged to conduct NSUI and Youth Congress elections, no one convicted in a criminal case will be given a chance to contest.
“We will also not allow those against whom a court has taken cognizance of a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment of more than five years, or where a chargesheet has been filed against a person for any such offence,” he said.