In a strategic move to bolster its base, the Congress party has launched a joint 10-day residential training program for district presidents from Odisha and Jharkhand in Chaibasa, Jharkhand, starting this Sunday. Dubbed part of the ‘Organization Creation Campaign’, the camp seeks to empower local leaders with skills to expand the party’s reach right down to the village level.
The opening ceremony was graced by key figures such as AICC’s Sachin Rao, Jharkhand coordinators Dr. Siribela Prasad and Bhupendra Marawi, Odisha overseer Ajay Kumar Lallu, state chiefs Keshav Mahto Kamlesh, legislative leaders Pradeep Yadav and Ramchandra Kadam. With 60 district heads in attendance – 35 from Odisha and 25 from Jharkhand – the event underscores the party’s commitment to district-level fortification.
Training modules will delve into expanding membership, forging public connections, honing leadership abilities, and mastering dialogue techniques. Keshav Mahto Kamlesh, Jharkhand PCC head, hailed it as ‘a landmark initiative for our organizational future,’ stressing the need for ground-level activism and responsibility.
The agenda features multiple interactive sessions on electoral tactics, community engagement strategies, pinpointing regional issues, and weaving them into Congress’s broader narrative. To bridge theory and practice, delegates will spend two days on field immersion, conversing with everyday citizens to grasp real-world dynamics.
Facilitating the sessions are seasoned party veterans like K. Raju, Ajay Kumar Lallu, Bhakta Charan Das, Shashikant Senthil, and others including Pradeep Yadav, Radhakrishna Kishore, Dr. Irfan Ansari, Deepika Pandey Singh, Shilpi Neha Tirkey, Rajesh Kachchap, Bandhu Tirkey, Dr. Abhay Sagar Minz, Sanjay Basu Mallick, and Dayamani Barla.
As the camp wraps up on March 31, buzz is building around a potential visit from Rahul Gandhi, whose insights are expected to chart a clear path for the party’s resurgence in the two states.