The Delhi Congress on Friday launched a campaign to crowdsource ideas for its manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections. The party will seek suggestions from people through various modes, including interactive sessions and online methods.
The campaign titled 'Samwaad–Dilli Ke Dil Ki Baat, Congress Ke Saath', was launched by Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, who used the occasion to project his party as a 'reliable' alternative to the ruling AAP and the BJP, which he said were adept at making false promises.
“We believe that the time has come to consult the ordinary people of Delhi. The Samvaad is to have a two-way communication. We will release our manifesto in due course, which will be our message to the people. But before we release our manifesto, we want to get the people's message to us,” Tharoor said.
As part of the campaign, the party has launched a Whatsapp number and a missed call facility. Besides, there is also interactive sessions with different groups and Facebook live talks. Delhiites can also send their suggestions to the Facebook page of Delhi Congress, Twitter handle or even through email.
The party has also launched a website called 'Dillikibaat.com' to elicit the views of people for the manifesto.
“Especially in view of the turmoil the country is going through, the stifling of dissent, the attack on our students, all this has given us the sense that instead of trying to stifle the voices of the students, the ordinary public, it is time to welcome those voices and hear them,” Tharoor said.
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Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra said the party's manifesto for the coming elections will reflect the true wishes of people instead of being a one-way communication with them.
The Congress has an uphill task in Delhi as it attempts to make a comeback in the assembly elections. Having ruled the capital for 15 years from 1998 to 2013, the party failed to win a single seat in the 2015 state polls.
The party has failed to make a mark electorally since 2013, and is struggling to get an effective narrative to counter the AAP and the BJP.
