'Pradesh ki har panchayat men gaushala banayenge — yeh ghoshna nahin, vachan hai [we will make a cowshed in every panchayat; this is not a promise but a pledge],' Kamal Nath says through a campaign poster. The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Congress has also asked its workers to observe all upcoming Hindu festivals with fanfare.
Bhopal/New Delhi: It seems the Congress has understood that they can’t win the upcoming Madhya Pradesh election with a general impression that it’s an anti-Hindu party (AK Antony’s report following the drubbing the party received in the 2014 general election). This time, from cow to Twitter followers, the Congress in Madhya Pradesh is seeking everyone’s help to win the election.
The Congress is again adopting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s plank to win an election. Apart from cow, the Congress’s Madhya Pradesh unit is busy making posters to observe all upcoming Hindu festivals.
The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Congress on Monday issued a poster featuring a gaushala prominently on top. The poster was released on behalf of Kamal Nath, Madhya Pradesh Congress party chief who is promising to build gaushalas for all panchayats in the State.
“Pradesh ki har panchayat men gaushala banayenge — yeh ghoshna nahin, vachan hai,” Kamal Nath says through the poster. In an interview, Kamal Nath has already said that the Congress wants to protect cows as the animal is venerated in the country.
On Monday, the State unit of the Congress issued a new diktat that tickets for upcoming election will be given to those who have at least 5,000 followers on Twitter and 15,000 likes each for their pages on Facebook.
A few days ago, Kamal Nath had lashed out at the State IT cell for its lacklustre work. After that, the unit saw a major reshuffle. The party also issued an internal letter by Chandraprabhash Shekhar that said that the wannabe candidates would be judged on the basis of their social media presence. According to the letter accessed by MyNation, a candidate must have a Twitter handle and a Facebook page. Also, the candidate must retweet, like and share tweets and posts by the Congress’s Madhya Pradesh unit. It is also mandatory to have a minimum number of followers before projecting oneself as a candidate.
Further, the Congress is in the process of making posters for all upcoming Hindu festivals. The party has asked all its senior leaders for a professional photoshoot, which can be used in the posters of wishes during the upcoming festivals.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi had raised many eyebrows in the run-up to the Gujarat election and during the campaign for Karnataka elections with what his critics described as his 'game of Temple Run', trying to shed the pro-minority image of the party.
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