Jaipur: Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal Sunday set a target to mobilise one lakh people from Rajasthan for the party’s Nov 1 rally in Delhi, asking state functionaries to ensure maximum participation. At a meeting with party functionaries, MLAs and MPs at Constitution Club, Venugopal stressed that the rally, a part of Rahul Gandhi’s programme, must be taken seriously.Congress and the INDIA bloc are organising the “Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao” (Save the Vote, Save the Country) rally on Nov 1 at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi.The party has drawn up district-wise mobilisation targets, with at least 10,000 participants expected from Alwar and Bharatpur, and 8,000 from Jaipur. Ajmer and adjoining districts have been given a target of 3,000, said Rajasthan Congress spokesperson Swarnim Chaturvedi. Districts going to elections have been exempted from the exercise.To ensure the target is met, the Congress war room will activate a control room to track mobilisation in real time. District presidents, MLAs and MPs have been asked to share details of buses being arranged, including contact numbers of bus in-charges, along with photographs through WhatsApp.During the meeting, some women participants raised concerns over irregularities in ticket distribution for the recently held urban local body elections. Venugopal said the issue would be discussed later.Venugopal asked state leaders to intensify their campaign on issues affecting the public.State Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra said, “All party wings, including the NSUI, Youth Congress, Mahila Congress, minority department and OBC department, would mobilise workers for the rally. The party will raise issues including alleged corruption by the Modi govt and demand dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.”Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully, MLA Sachin Pilot, Jaipur MLAs Rafiq Khan and Amin Kagzi, and former cabinet minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas attended the meeting.
