PANAJI: In a bid to placate its disillusioned voter base ahead of the 2022 state assembly elections, the Congress has decided to reach out to “loyal Congressmen, sympathisers, well wishers and traditional voters” who have been sidelined over the years.
State Congress president Girish Chodankar said that the party will launch a programme on April 15 to honour the contribution of loyal party workers. The initiative is called ‘Connecting Nizache Congressmen’ and will be rolled out in each of the 40 constituencies. “These ‘Niz Congressmen’ are assets and the energy of the party, and hence party leaders will go and meet them. We will visit all constituencies and spend time with our loyal workers, who are feeling that they are neglected by the party, and take suggestions from them for the party’s growth,” he said, while addressing reporters at Congress House after chairing a review meeting of the party’s office bearers recently.
The coordination committee headed by former Union minister Ramakant Khalap also met to take stock of the ongoing membership drive and the efforts to overhaul the party.