Shashi Tharoor releases election manifesto, pitches for limiting state chiefs’ time period

By PTI

CHENNAI: Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Thursday favoured limiting the time period of workplace for state presidents within the get together and stated Congress ought to be revived and re-energised to tackle BJP within the 2024 common elections.

Denying rumours that he could choose out of the presidential race as a consequence of meagre assist, Tharoor stated he was very a lot within the fray and has been receiving assist from numerous quarters.

“My message is revive the party, re-energise it, empower workers, decentralise authority and be in touch with the people. This, I believe will make Congress politically fit to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP in the 2024 (general) election,” Tharoor stated throughout his interplay with media individuals at Sathyamurthy Bhavan, the Congress state headquarters.

Stating that he has respect and nice regards for get together veteran Mallikarjun Kharge, Tharoor stated the competition was pleasant primarily based on totally different approaches to face the BJP and never ideological, as each hailed from the identical get together.

“We need to reform the way our party functions. We need to bring young people in the party and give them real authority. At the same time, we should give greater respect to hardworking and long-serving karyakartas,” he stated releasing his ballot manifesto.

Decentralising powers, strengthening get together on the sales space stage, utilising common secretaries for nation constructing actions whereas dishing out their providers as state in-charges, and trusting state presidents by giving them a free hand in resolution making in addition to limiting their time period of workplace, are among the many 10 factors highlighted within the manifesto.

“We need to reiterate the core convictions of the Congress. We are the party of inclusive India, a party that believes in equal rights and is against oppression. This is the idea we stood and fought for and we must reiterate it,” he stated.

If elected as president, he would revive sure establishments just like the parliamentary board. The manifesto focuses on the necessity for the Congress to return to the ethos of social work, Tharoor added.

“The party is not a machine to fight elections once in five years, but it should live along with and serve the people. we should connect with the people and work with them,” the Thiruvananthapuram MP stated.

Popular join with folks is prime and this was being illustrated by the profitable Bharat Jodo Yatra of get together chief Rahul Gandhi, he stated.

Responding to a query, Tharoor replied the get together has a profitable alliance with the DMK in Tamil Nadu and it loved good ties with the state authorities.

CHENNAI: Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Thursday favoured limiting the time period of workplace for state presidents within the get together and stated Congress ought to be revived and re-energised to tackle BJP within the 2024 common elections.

Denying rumours that he could choose out of the presidential race as a consequence of meagre assist, Tharoor stated he was very a lot within the fray and has been receiving assist from numerous quarters.

“My message is revive the party, re-energise it, empower workers, decentralise authority and be in touch with the people. This, I believe will make Congress politically fit to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP in the 2024 (general) election,” Tharoor stated throughout his interplay with media individuals at Sathyamurthy Bhavan, the Congress state headquarters.

Stating that he has respect and nice regards for get together veteran Mallikarjun Kharge, Tharoor stated the competition was pleasant primarily based on totally different approaches to face the BJP and never ideological, as each hailed from the identical get together.

“We need to reform the way our party functions. We need to bring young people in the party and give them real authority. At the same time, we should give greater respect to hardworking and long-serving karyakartas,” he stated releasing his ballot manifesto.

Decentralising powers, strengthening get together on the sales space stage, utilising common secretaries for nation constructing actions whereas dishing out their providers as state in-charges, and trusting state presidents by giving them a free hand in resolution making in addition to limiting their time period of workplace, are among the many 10 factors highlighted within the manifesto.

“We need to reiterate the core convictions of the Congress. We are the party of inclusive India, a party that believes in equal rights and is against oppression. This is the idea we stood and fought for and we must reiterate it,” he stated.

If elected as president, he would revive sure establishments just like the parliamentary board. The manifesto focuses on the necessity for the Congress to return to the ethos of social work, Tharoor added.

“The party is not a machine to fight elections once in five years, but it should live along with and serve the people. we should connect with the people and work with them,” the Thiruvananthapuram MP stated.

Popular join with folks is prime and this was being illustrated by the profitable Bharat Jodo Yatra of get together chief Rahul Gandhi, he stated.

Responding to a query, Tharoor replied the get together has a profitable alliance with the DMK in Tamil Nadu and it loved good ties with the state authorities.