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At present, a very big and sensational news is coming out from the political corridors of Uttar Pradesh and the state capital Lucknow regarding the strategy of the Congress Party. The Indian National Congress has trumpeted a very aggressive campaign in the upcoming elections and to completely heat up the political atmosphere within Uttar Pradesh. As per the instructions of the state leadership of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, ‘Save Democracy Week’ (Loktantra Bachao Saptah) will be celebrated on a very grand and wide scale in the entire state from 2nd to 8th October. Under this special political campaign, Congress workers will take to the streets in all 75 districts and tehsils of the state and carry out a vigorous march with the slogan ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ and conduct a public relations campaign. The party believes that the biggest need at this time is to make the general public aware about the way democratic institutions are being weakened in the country and the state and questions are being raised on the electoral system. In today’s detailed, political analytical and grassroots article, we are going to tell you in detail about this new nationwide and provincial campaign of Congress, its outline and its political far-reaching effects.
Main outline and program of this ‘Save Democracy Week’ running from 2 to 8 October
Uttar Pradesh Congress has prepared a very concrete and strong strategy for this week-long special political program starting from October 2, the holy birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. Senior Congress leaders, MLAs, officials of frontal organizations and grassroots workers will gather at every district headquarters, metro cities, towns and Nyaya Panchayat level of the state and protest against the policies of the government. During this entire programme, ‘Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao’ march will be the center of attraction, in which thousands of Congress workers will pass through the main roads of the city with placards, banners and flags to convey the party’s message to the public. Along with this, street meetings, symposiums and seminars will be organized at the district headquarters, in which serious discussions will be held on the country’s Constitution, democratic values and electoral fairness so that direct communication can be established among the common citizens.
Congress’s tough stance on protection of voting rights and electoral transparency
The most important and main focus point of this entire campaign is to protect the biggest strength of democracy i.e. the voting rights of the general public and to raise the demand for complete transparency in the electoral process. The Congress Party has been alleging that attempts are being made to influence the democratic system by misusing the administrative machinery and creating irregularities in the voter lists, against which the party has now decided to fight an all-out fight. Through the ‘Save Vote, Save Country’ march, Congress is trying hard to convey the message that every citizen’s vote is his biggest democratic shield, and if the right to vote starts being guarded, then the Constitution of the country comes in danger. Through this grassroots campaign, the party will try to convince the youth, women, Dalits, backward classes and people of every section of the society that they should be aware of their democratic rights and not come under any kind of political pressure.
Big political bet to strengthen its ground among opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh
Political analysts believe that this decision of Congress to take to the streets is a very important and timely step to regain its lost political ground in Uttar Pradesh and reactivate its cadre base. For some time, the main contest was being seen in the politics of Uttar Pradesh between regional parties and the ruling party, in such a situation, the Congress Party is trying to establish itself firmly as the main opposition force through this nationwide and provincial campaign. This week-long program starting from October 2 will not only infuse a new enthusiasm and energy among the party workers, but will also prove to be a big litmus test of the party’s support base before the upcoming assembly elections. Launching such a big movement simultaneously in all the districts of the state will be an excellent opportunity to test the organizational capacity of the Congress.
How much will the strategy of reaching out to the public and creating dialogue bear fruit?
This old and effective Congress style of going out of closed door meetings and social media rhetoric and setting up chaupals and taking out marches directly among the public, is once again seen taking the field. Bringing together all the issues like inflation, unemployment, farmers’ problems and violation of democratic rights and bringing them before the public will definitely heat up the political atmosphere. At the conclusion of this ‘Save Democracy Week’, which will run till October 8, senior party leaders will hold a major review meeting in the capital Lucknow and decide the outline of further political movements. Only time will tell whether this new attitude of Congress brings new upheaval in the politics of Uttar Pradesh in the coming days and how the public reacts to it, but it is certain that this campaign has already increased the political temperature of the state.