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Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka to be star campaigners for Congress in Haryana

The Haryana Congress Campaign Committee has decided on the star campaigners for Haryana Assembly elections.

Captain Ajay Yadav, Chairman of HPCC
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Published : Sep 25, 2019, 9:54 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress' top brass like Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will campaign for party candidates for Haryana Assembly elections.

The star campaigners will also include the party's heavyweight leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Haryana Congress Campaign Committee (HPCC) has also decided to put on board Chief Ministers of party-ruled states like Captain Amarinder Singh from Punjab and Ashok Gehlot from Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Anand Sharma, Sunil Jakhar, Raj Babbar, Nagma and few others on whom the party is relying upon.

Congress star campaigners list includes:

  • Sonia Gandhi, Interim President of Congress
  • Rahul Gandhi, former Congress president
  • Priyanka Gandhi, General Secretary of Congress
  • Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress leader
  • Jyotiraditya Scindia, Congress General Secretary
  • Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister, Rajasthan
  • Sachin Pilot, Deputy Chief Minister, Rajasthan

The Congress has decided to form district-level campaign committees with a convener to monitor it and will also activate its social media for campaigning purposes.

Captain Ajay Yadav, Chairman of HPCC

"All the senior leaders will be the in the star campaigner list. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra etc will be there. We have also decided to form district-level campaign committees and also activate our social media, " Captain Ajay Yadav, Chairman of the campaign committee said.

This comes after a meeting among the Haryana Congress' campaign committee on Wednesday held and was attended by PCC president Kumari Selja and CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has slated the single-phase voting for the 90-member Haryana Assembly elections on October 21 and the counting of votes is scheduled on October 24.

Haryana has a strength of 90 seats out of which 17 are reserved for SCs and none for STs. There are 1.82 crore registered voters in the state out of which 1.07 lakh are service voters.

Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government is in power in Haryana after the party won 47 out of a total of 90 seats in the 2014 Assembly elections, while the Congress was restricted to just 15 seats.

Also read: MP 'honey trap' ring: Accused alleges trafficking by the gang

New Delhi: Congress' top brass like Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will campaign for party candidates for Haryana Assembly elections.

The star campaigners will also include the party's heavyweight leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Haryana Congress Campaign Committee (HPCC) has also decided to put on board Chief Ministers of party-ruled states like Captain Amarinder Singh from Punjab and Ashok Gehlot from Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Anand Sharma, Sunil Jakhar, Raj Babbar, Nagma and few others on whom the party is relying upon.

Congress star campaigners list includes:

  • Sonia Gandhi, Interim President of Congress
  • Rahul Gandhi, former Congress president
  • Priyanka Gandhi, General Secretary of Congress
  • Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress leader
  • Jyotiraditya Scindia, Congress General Secretary
  • Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister, Rajasthan
  • Sachin Pilot, Deputy Chief Minister, Rajasthan

The Congress has decided to form district-level campaign committees with a convener to monitor it and will also activate its social media for campaigning purposes.

Captain Ajay Yadav, Chairman of HPCC

"All the senior leaders will be the in the star campaigner list. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra etc will be there. We have also decided to form district-level campaign committees and also activate our social media, " Captain Ajay Yadav, Chairman of the campaign committee said.

This comes after a meeting among the Haryana Congress' campaign committee on Wednesday held and was attended by PCC president Kumari Selja and CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has slated the single-phase voting for the 90-member Haryana Assembly elections on October 21 and the counting of votes is scheduled on October 24.

Haryana has a strength of 90 seats out of which 17 are reserved for SCs and none for STs. There are 1.82 crore registered voters in the state out of which 1.07 lakh are service voters.

Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government is in power in Haryana after the party won 47 out of a total of 90 seats in the 2014 Assembly elections, while the Congress was restricted to just 15 seats.

Also read: MP 'honey trap' ring: Accused alleges trafficking by the gang

Intro:नई दिल्ली: आने वाले चुनावों में कैंपेन की रणनीति तय करने के लिए आज दिल्ली में हरियाणा प्रदेश कांग्रेस कैंपेन कमेटी की बैठक आयोजित की गई जिसमें कमेटी के चेयरमैन कैप्टन अजय यादव अध्यक्ष रहे। उनके साथ प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष कुमारी शैलजा और सीएलपी अध्यक्ष भूपेंद्र सिंह हुड्डा भी मीटिंग में शामिल हुए।


Body:मीडिया से बातचीत करने के दौरान कैप्टन अजय यादव ने बताया कि इस बैठक में आने वाले चुनावों में पार्टी के प्रचार की रणनीति को लेकर चर्चा की गई। "आज की मीटिंग में स्टार प्रचारकों की सूची तैयार की गई। हमें यह भी तय किया है कि जिला स्तर पर भी कमेटियों का गठन किया जाएगा। आगे के दिनों में पार्टी के लिए जो भी मेनिफेस्टो तैयार किया जाएगा उसका सोशल मीडिया के माध्यम से प्रचार करेंगे।"

बता दें कि हरियाणा चुनावों में राष्ट्रीय स्तर के नेता से लेकर राज्य स्तर के नेताओं को भी स्टार प्रचारकों की सूची में शामिल किया गया है। इनमें सोनिया गांधी, राहुल गांधी, प्रियंका गांधी, अशोक गहलोत, सचिन पायलट, ज्योतिरादित्य सिंधिया, आनंद शर्मा, गुलाम नबी आजाद, कैप्टन अमरिंदर और नवजोत सिंह सिद्धू जैसे कई बड़े नेताओं के नाम शामिल है।

हालांकि मीटिंग में अशोक तंवर और किरण चौधरी की गैरमौजूदगी पर भी सवाल उठाए गए। लगातार बीजेपी कांग्रेस में चल रहे आंतरिक मनमुटाव को लेकर तंज कस्ती आई है। हालांकि इसका जवाब देते हुए अजय यादव ने कहा कि किसी भी व्यक्ति से पहले पार्टी आती है और पार्टी में किसी भी प्रकार का मनमुटाव नहीं है।


Conclusion:हरियाणा के चुनाव में प्रचार के लेकर कांग्रेस की रणनीति बताते हुए कुमारी शैलजा ने कहा, " हमें सरकार की गलत नीतियों को उजागर करना है और हमेशा की तरह कांग्रेस की सकारात्मक पहल को लोगों तक पहुंचाना है।"

कल सुबह हरियाणा प्रदेश इलेक्शन कमेटी की बैठक आयोजित की गई है जिसके बाद स्क्रीनिंग कमेटी और सीईसी की बैठक भी की जाएगी। " कल राज्य के नेता अपने सुझाव की सूची बैठक में साझा करेंगे जिसको स्क्रीनिंग कमेटी के पास ले जाया जाएगा और जो भी नाम तय किए जाएंगे उनको स्क्रीनिंग कमेटी सीईसी में ले कर जाएगी," कुमारी शैल्जा ने बताया।

हरियाणा के चुनावों में भी कांग्रेस आर्थिक मंदी और बेरोजगारी के मुद्दों को उठाने की तैयारी कर रही है जिसको लेकर भी बैठक में चर्चा की गई।
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