Congress To Hold Press Conferences Across India On Jan 25

The Indian National Congress (INC) is scheduled to hold national press conferences across India on the 25th of January.

According to sources, on the 24th of January, Monday, the INC confirmed the conference, ahead of the Hath Se Hath Jodo Yatra. It is to be noted, the Indian National Congress is to begin Hath Se Hath Jodo Yatra, highlighting the failure of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Government.

In addition, a total of 22 press conferences would be held to draw people's attention to the promises made by the BJP which remain unfulfilled, they added.

As part of its public outreach programme, the Congress has announced that it would deliver a letter written by the former party president to each house along with a charge sheet against the Central government from th 26th of January.

Highlighting about the yatra, the two month long programme would cover 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats, six lakh villages and 10 lakh booths. This is a massive outreach programme of the Congress to take its political message to the people of India.

Elaborating on the 'hath se hath jodo' programme, veteran leader Jairam Ramesh said that it aims at taking forward the party symbol and the political message from the Bharat Jodo Yatra However, he agreed that this is a tough task as in some states the organisation is weak but exuded confidence in accomplishing it. Meanwhile, the letter written by the Gandhi scion reads, "There is a palpable economic crisis brewing - joblessness among the youth, unbearable price rise, severe farm distress, and a complete corporate capture of the country's wealth."