TMC to launch mass outreach campaign next month
Kolkata Apr 25 PTI The ruling TMC in Bengal which recently faced criticisms over Birbhum killings and a series of rape cases has decided to launch a mass outreach programme from May 5 the first anniversary of the the Mamata Banerjee-led governments third tenure in the stateAccording to TMC sources the programme yet to be christened would in all likelihood give common people an opportunity to register the complaints and grievances much like the successful Didi ke Bolo Tell Didi initiativeDuring a meeting with the party leaders last month Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee had said that the party would float an outreach initiative soonThe sources also said that the new programme was the brainchild of TMCs political adviser and strategist Prashant Kishor and his I-PAC teamA senior TMC leader said on the condition of anonymity that the campaign was aimed at channelising the energy of cadres who had mostly been sitting idle after last years assembly pollsFrom May 5 on the occasion of the first anniversary of our third term we will launch a new mass outreach campaign The programme aims to identify problems and ensure that they are resolved at the earliestIt will also help us identify grassroots leaders who due to their arrogance have alienated the party from the masses These leaders will be asked to fall in line or step aside the TMC leader saidHe also stated that the partys image had taken a hit owing to the negative publicity generated by opposition leaders recentlyWe need to ensure an image makeover before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls the senior leader addedThe first edition of Didi ke Bolo Tell Didi was launched by Banerjee on July 29 2019 just months after the BJP bagged 18 out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state bringing down TMCs tally from 34 to 22In the first phase of Didi ke Bolo a helpline number and a website didikebolocom were launched by Banerjee Hundreds of TMC leaders and MLAs had visited villages and towns to address grievances of people PTI PNT RMS RMS
Kolkata Apr 25 PTI The ruling TMC in Bengal which recently faced criticisms over Birbhum killings and a series of rape cases has decided to launch a mass outreach programme from May 5 the first anniversary of the the Mamata Banerjee-led governments third tenure in the stateAccording to TMC sources the programme yet to be christened would in all likelihood give common people an opportunity to register the complaints and grievances much like the successful Didi ke Bolo Tell Didi initiativeDuring a meeting with the party leaders last month Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee had said that the party would float an outreach initiative soonThe sources also said that the new programme was the brainchild of TMCs political adviser and strategist Prashant Kishor and his I-PAC teamA senior TMC leader said on the condition of anonymity that the campaign was aimed at channelising the energy of cadres who had mostly been sitting idle after last years assembly pollsFrom May 5 on the occasion of the first anniversary of our third term we will launch a new mass outreach campaign The programme aims to identify problems and ensure that they are resolved at the earliestIt will also help us identify grassroots leaders who due to their arrogance have alienated the party from the masses These leaders will be asked to fall in line or step aside the TMC leader saidHe also stated that the partys image had taken a hit owing to the negative publicity generated by opposition leaders recentlyWe need to ensure an image makeover before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls the senior leader addedThe first edition of Didi ke Bolo Tell Didi was launched by Banerjee on July 29 2019 just months after the BJP bagged 18 out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state bringing down TMCs tally from 34 to 22In the first phase of Didi ke Bolo a helpline number and a website didikebolocom were launched by Banerjee Hundreds of TMC leaders and MLAs had visited villages and towns to address grievances of people PTI PNT RMS RMS
