Karnataka - Bangalore   

Bangalore to host Youth Congress meet

Staff Reporter

The Chief Minister will inaugurate the conference; Rahul Gandhi to attend

BANGALORE: The Rajiv Gandhi Youth Leadership Conference, a conference of the Youth Congress of the southern States, will be held at Vidyanagar (Chikkajala) on the outskirts of Bangalore, from July 30 to August 1, the President of the Indian Youth Congress, Ashok Tanwar, said here on Monday.

Mr. Tanwar, who had a meeting with the State Youth Congress President, Dinesh Gundu Rao, and presidents and office-bearers from other southern States, said Rahul Gandhi, MP and Congress leader, who is often tipped to take over the leadership of the Youth Conference, will attend the conference and lead the delegates through the three-day meet.

The Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, will inaugurate the conference.

This is the fourth and final regional conference for Youth Congress leaders.

The northern regional conference in Amritsar and the western regional meet in Navi Mumbai were held recently, while the northeastern regional conference is to be held from July 23.

Mr. Tanwar said the conference will cover social issues, health, environment and education and focus on enhanced cooperation among the State units and prepare the party for the emerging young line of leaders .

Asked about the scenario in Kerala, where the former Chief Minister K. Karunakaran has parted ways with the Congress after a bitter and prolonged battle with rival factions, Mr. Tanwar said Mr. Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Kerala in August to give the party, now headed by Ramesh Chennitala, a new focus.

The Kerala State Youth Congress President, Anil Kumar, added that a recent camp in Adoor in Kerala took stock of the situation and weighed the options of the party.

Mr. Rao said the Bangalore conference will also come out with a few political resolutions that will reflect the new thinking in the party and provide a more proactive, meaningful role for young leaders.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Post-polio residual paralysis high in two Bagalkot villages
BJP ends dharna as Government agrees to set up vigilance panels
Another innings for players, off the field
Letters of recommendation from five well-wishers helped me, says Bidapa
No longer revered, they look for company
Recommendatory letters from well-wishers helped me: Bidapa
Trees posing a danger to Garden City residents?
Auden Public School students' union inaugurated, leaders take charge
Department of Posts launches `Direct Post'
Fruit merchants robbed in Ramamurthynagar
Action plan against trafficking in children, women ready
Stolen goods worth Rs. 26 lakhs recovered; 16 arrested
Rebate for plots for SCs, STs extended
Simputers give traffic police instant access to records
Beating stress through meditation
Counselling for MBA course begins at five centres
Members for freeing cooperatives from control
Bangalore to host Youth Congress meet
Forest Department has plans for peacock reserve
Madivala case: CBI to produce 245 witnesses
Homage to Subbanna
Money-doubling firms: police to file reports
Pilot training course: admission letters issued
`I want to help jail inmates'
`Steps taken to reduce noise at construction site'
Bomb hoax at Town Hall
Voters' ID cards to be issued today
Cricket fiesta from SriLankan Airlines
DGCA faults Cessna pilots
State staff to move pay panel for interim relief
World Music Day celebrations
Around the City
Briefly
In Bangalore Today
Reporter's Diary

Copyright © 2005, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu