BHUBANESWAR: Congress has decided to highlight the hardship faced by the common people due to demonetisation decision of the Centre during its campaign for the panchayat polls beginning from February 13.
The roadmap for the campaign was prepared at a meeting of the State office-bearers, district presidents, MLAs and senior leaders of the party convened by the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) here. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has appointed 11 convenors who will be entrusted the charge of three organisational districts to oversee the campaign against demonetisation.
It was decided that the Mahila Congress will organise protest against demonetisation on January 9 all over the State. Besides, party leaders from the State will join the protest which Congress has planned on January 11 at New Delhi.
“The party will intensify its protest against the demonetisation decision of Narendra Modi Government at the Centre which has been supported by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik,” OPCC president Prasad Harichandan said and added that demonetisation will be one of major campaign issues of the Congress for the panchayat polls.
AICC general secretary in-charge BK Hariprasad did not attend the meeting. However, Subhonkar Sarkar, secretary of the AICC and in-charge of Odisha, was present. OPCC treasurer Mohammed Moquim said the State in-charge has always been trying to keep the party together and the meeting was convened on Thursday as per his direction. Out of the party’s 33 organisational districts, 19 presidents attended the meeting.