The Congress Party, which successfully launched two campaigns against Telugu Desam government, is now attempting to move closer to the section which deserted the party in recent times. The party is planning to regain the lost ground among the Minorities and SC and ST groups. The SC group, once the great force behind the Congress, is no longer a monolithic group as it underwent many changes. Mala and Madiga division, YSR death factor, division of the state etc have affected the SC communities. The Congress, which lost elections in 2014, is struggling hard to win confidence of the people in the state again. Because, the party is seen as main villain of the division of the Andhra Pradesh and as responsible for the real and projected problems of Andhra Pradesh. So, the Congress has to replace this negetive impression from the minds of the people with a positive image. With the two programs, one crore signature campaign for special status, and filing cheating cases against PM, CM and Venkaiah for going back on poll assurances, the party is able to attract the middle classes. So, APCC leadership is now embarking on a mission to build bridges with dalits of the state.
To attract the SCs, Andhra Pradesh Congress on Saturday launched another novel program that glorifies Ambedkar and his ideology. The occasion is 125th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect Constitution of India. The celebration commenced on Saturday and will go on up to April 14,2016.
During the celebrations planned across the state, the party will unveil 125 Ambedkar statues in various places. The program begins with the unveiling of the Ambedkar statue in in Kristu Rajapuram, Vijayawada on Saturday. Former governor and union minister, Sushile Kumar Shinde has unveiled the statue.
As part of the program the party will felicitate the popular dalit leaders and those who stood for values espoused by Dr Ambedkar in every district till April next. Similary, seminars, debates would be held on Ambedkar ideals, he said. APCC president N Raghuvira Reddy, AICC SC cell chairman are said to the co-authors of the program. Whether the program would reposition the party as real rival of TDP is known only due coure, but these program definitely help Congress keep fit for the future elections.
