Dimapur | November 3 : All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi, will arrive Dimapur on November 8, to boost the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) membership drive that kick started in Nagaland on Thursday.
The Congress youth icon will be addressing a public rally at DDSC Stadium, followed by a separate meeting with the Nagaland Youth Congress (NYC) at town hall on November 8.
This was disclosed by members of the NYC and a delegation of IYC led by IYC secretary incharge of North East, Mahindra, who arrived Dimapur on Thursday to formally launch the month-long IYC membership drive in Nagaland at DCC office Dimapur.
Besides Mahindra, the IYC delegation included Deepak Rathod (PRO), Shuja Gandhi, Abu Sharma and Rajeeev Kumar, all Lok Sabha Returning Officers (LROs).
At a press briefing after launching the membership drive, the IYC delegation said that besides the three LROs, another LRO from Assam will be arriving to supervise the IYC membership drive in all districts of Nagaland.
The state will be divided into four zones with each LRO supervising 15 assembly constituencies in the membership drive starting from November 3 till November 30. The IYC general secretary incharge of North East said that after the month-long membership drive, the IYC will take another 20-25 days to create a voters’ list, followed by scrutiny exercise that will take another 4-5 days.
After the scrutiny, election to both assembly and state committees (youth wing) be held likely in December end this year or early January next year, as per the new age criteria for IYC membership, ie 18-25 years.
Mahindra also said that following the new age criteria, the NYC stands dissolved till next NYC election. He however assured that present NYC members who are past 35 years will be suitably accommodated in the Congress’ parent body.
Meanwhile, according to reliable sources, elite commandoes of NSG will be arriving Dimapur to supervise the security concerns relating to Rahul Gandhi’s visit.
Congress party sources also disclosed that though they would like the Congress youth icon to visit Lumami campus of Nagaland University, the latter may not have the time as Rahul is scheduled to visit poll-bound Manipur on November 9 and Tripura the next day.
The Congress youth icon will be addressing a public rally at DDSC Stadium, followed by a separate meeting with the Nagaland Youth Congress (NYC) at town hall on November 8.
This was disclosed by members of the NYC and a delegation of IYC led by IYC secretary incharge of North East, Mahindra, who arrived Dimapur on Thursday to formally launch the month-long IYC membership drive in Nagaland at DCC office Dimapur.
Besides Mahindra, the IYC delegation included Deepak Rathod (PRO), Shuja Gandhi, Abu Sharma and Rajeeev Kumar, all Lok Sabha Returning Officers (LROs).
At a press briefing after launching the membership drive, the IYC delegation said that besides the three LROs, another LRO from Assam will be arriving to supervise the IYC membership drive in all districts of Nagaland.
The state will be divided into four zones with each LRO supervising 15 assembly constituencies in the membership drive starting from November 3 till November 30. The IYC general secretary incharge of North East said that after the month-long membership drive, the IYC will take another 20-25 days to create a voters’ list, followed by scrutiny exercise that will take another 4-5 days.
After the scrutiny, election to both assembly and state committees (youth wing) be held likely in December end this year or early January next year, as per the new age criteria for IYC membership, ie 18-25 years.
Mahindra also said that following the new age criteria, the NYC stands dissolved till next NYC election. He however assured that present NYC members who are past 35 years will be suitably accommodated in the Congress’ parent body.
Meanwhile, according to reliable sources, elite commandoes of NSG will be arriving Dimapur to supervise the security concerns relating to Rahul Gandhi’s visit.
Congress party sources also disclosed that though they would like the Congress youth icon to visit Lumami campus of Nagaland University, the latter may not have the time as Rahul is scheduled to visit poll-bound Manipur on November 9 and Tripura the next day.
