Farmers Movement Archive

Maha Cong to discuss farm law agitation, poll readiness

Mumbai: The state Congress parliamentary board led by Nana Patole will meet in Mumbai on Tuesday to draft a strategy for the ensuing civic elections, agitation plan against the farm laws and strengthening of the organization at district- and tehsil-level. The Congress parliamentary board comprises 70 members, including most cabinet members, Balasaheb Thorat and former chief ministers Ashok Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan and Sushilkumar Shinde. Patole said he will review the party’s preparedness for municipal polls. While BMC polls are scheduled in 2022, elections to Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Aurangabad and other municipal corporations and 98 municipal councils are scheduled this year. “We will work out an action plan to ensure Congress secures majority in these corporations. Simultaneously, we will draft a strategy against anti-farmer laws imposed by PM Narendra Modi. District-wise meetings will be held from February 24-26,” he said. In addition, Patole said, a decision on a state-wide agitation against spiralling fuel prices too will be taken in the meeting. Even as CM Uddhav Thackeray has made it clear that Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP will contest the civic polls jointly, Patole said a decision will be taken after consulting district-level workers. “We will consult our activists at the grassroots level and then take a decision. When we formed the government with Sena and NCP, our aim was to keep BJP out of power,” he said.

The Times of India

2021-02-22

Mumbai