Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 13 Jul: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chairman Ganesh Godiyal today reviewed the party’s preparations for the forthcoming event of senior Congress leader and the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi in Dehradun on 17 July. According to the party officials, preparations for the grand organisation of the ‘Students’ Voice’ programme in Dehradun have been finalised. The earlier event in this series was held in Kota and the Congress claims that it was a huge success. In this context, meetings of senior leaders were held today at the Pradesh Congress Committee office in Dehradun under the chairmanship of state president Ganesh Godiyal and at Himgiri Hotel in Haridwar with senior leaders of the district.
Congress spokesperson Pratima Singh informed that the meetings were convened to finalise the arrangements for the programme. Addressing the gathering, state president Ganesh Godiyal said that on 17 July Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will interact with the students in Dehradun and call upon the youth to fight for their rights. He noted that the failures of the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state have most severely affected the youth, who despite years of study and hard work are not receiving due opportunities and are being driven to despair and even suicide. He claimed that Rahul Gandhi has understood this pain and has taken up the responsibility of fighting for the youth, and will therefore participate in the ‘Students’ Voice’ programme at Parade Ground on 17 July. Godiyal described the event as historic and said its message would be carried to every young person, urging all youth to participate.
Among those present at the meeting included former minister Navprabhat, state vice president Suryakant Dhasmana, treasurer Aryendra Sharma, general secretary Godavari Thapli, Surendra Rangad, Pradeep Pokhriyal, Naveen Joshi, Yaqoob Siddiqui, Mahendra Singh Negi, state women president Jyoti Rautela, spokesperson Abhinav Thapar, Pratima Singh, metropolitan president Jaswinder Singh Gogi, district president Mohit Uniyal, former metropolitan president Lalchand Sharma, Rajesh Chamoli, Amendra Singh Bisht, Ashwini Bahuguna, Pradeep Joshi, Gaurav Chaudhary, Prem Bahukhundi, Sevadal president Hema Purohit and Raghuvir Singh Bisht and many others.
