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Cong. drops train picketing, plans demonstration

By Our Staff Reporter

Pondicherry Sept. 9. The Pondicherry PCC president, V. Narayanasamy said here today that the party`s plan to stage a `picketing of train' on September 22 and road roko on September 30 at the local bus terminal to condemn the `anti people' policies of the BJP led NDA Government at the Centre had been dropped. The party instead would stage a demonstration in front of Raj Nivas here on September 30. This would be preceded by a demonstration and rally by the students wing of the party at Villianoor on September 12.

The road roko agitation had been dropped in the larger interest of the people`s security.

Mr. Narayanasamy said that the AICC secretary in charge of the party affairs in Pondicherry, Satyajit Gaekwad would be on a visit to Pondicherry on September 11 to hold discussions with the Chief Minister, Ministers, legislators, functionaries of the party and the office bearers of the committee.

The PCC leader said that Mr. Gaekwad would also have discussion on the party nominee for the Rajya Sabha poll. (Election is due to be held on September 29 and Pondicherry has a lone seat in Rajya Sabha.

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