Punia - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Punia at Lokmat Times

Senior party leader and in-charge for Chhattisgarh, P. L. Punia, told : "I held meetings with the party leaders, MLAs, Ministers, winning and losing Lok Sabha candidates, district corporations, state President and the district head of the party in last two days (Saturday and Sunday)."Punia said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi, during his earlier visit to the state, had held meetings with the booth-level workers of the party and promised them posts in commissions and corporations."So we are implementing the same," he said.He also said that booth workers play an important role in the victory of party candidates."Earlier, the winning candidates never focused on the requirements of the booth workers. So, it will help the party in connecting with the people," he said.He also said one Minister will sit in state party office everyday to listen to the grievances of people and party workers.He said complaints raised at the party office will also be monitored.Asked if the party has asked its Lok Sabha candidates to send the details of votes polled to them at every polling booth, Punia said: "Yes, the party has decided to collect the booth-wise report. The candidates have been asked to send the report by June 7 to the party headquarters."Punia, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP said that "the exercise to collect booth-wise polling data is imporant for the party to identify the strength and weaknesses at every booth. It will also help to identify the reasons why the voters went away from the party, in which circumstances the votes shifted and was any new pattern emerging."Asked about the structural changes in the party, he was emphatic that it is required."Change is required and it has been happening in the past also. During the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, the resignation offer of Rahul Gandhi was rejected by the members and he has been authorised to carry out structural changes."The party president is working on the same and changes will be visible in coming days," he said.The Congress could only win 52 out of 542 Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded elections. The party, however, improved its tally by eight seats as compared to the last Lok Sabha where it had managed to win only 44 seats.( With inputs from IANS )

PuniaFOLLOW

Punia, Latest News

Indian wrestlers are all set for the upcoming World Wrestling Championships which are slated to be held from September 14 to 22 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. ...

The Congress on Monday hit out at the ruling BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), accusing them of being anti-Dalit and anti-backward and said they want to end reservations in the backdrop of discussions. ...

Ace wrestler Bajrang Punia is set to be awarded with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019 the country's highest sporting honour. ...

Wrestler Bajrang Punia said that he will return the prize money if athletes continue to be disrespected by the state government of Haryana. ...

Slamming the BJP government's new cash reward policy in Haryana for sportspersons winning medals for India, international wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday called the decision an attempt to kill sports. ...

Several senior leaders, including Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday paid tributes to Rajasthan BJP Chief Madan Lal Saini at the party's state headquarters here. ...

The Congress party said on Monday it will give preference to its booth workers for the important posts in corporations and commissions in Chhattisgarh. ...