'Congress must fight for implementation of AP Reorganisation Act' says Digvijay Singh

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Congress affairs in-charge Digvijay Singh on Friday said that the party needs to fight with both Centre and the state government for full implementation of AP Reorganisation Act.

Addressing Congress leaders and workers at the two-day state level 'introspective' meeting here, Singh alleged that though Congress MPs in the past had succeeded in incorporating provisions in the Act, Modi-led NDA government at the Centre has not taken proper initiatives to implement those promises in the newly formed state.

The AICC general secretary noted that the Pradesh Congress committee is putting efforts to push forward implementations of the Act and has organised signature campaigns across the state.

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh said, "This is the right time for party workers (Congress) to fight against communal forces in the country supporting Modi."

This is the right time and opportunity to strengthen the party under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and prepare socio-economic and political strategy for next four years, he said.

Meanwhile , a senior party leader has said that, the Aam Aadmi Party, which recently got a landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, will expand its presence in other states if Congress fails to strengthen itself.

"This is the right time to strengthen Congress from the base. Unless the party strengthens, AAP will spread its tentacles to other states to fill the anti-BJP vacuum," AICC SC-ST cell convener K Raju said while addressing the party's two-day meeting, which began here on Friday.

Raju asked the Congress leaders to go to the masses, particularly in the urban areas, to reconstruct the party.

Terming the AAP's victory in Delhi as "concerning", he said, "Congress leaders will have to work to reach out to the labourers in unorganised sector, domestic workers, youth and intellectuals to strengthen the party."

During the two-day meeting here, a strategy would be prepared to increase the Congress' mass base and to create a vision for the party cadres, he added.

Congress leader Thiruvunakkarasu, PCC president N Raghuveera Reddy, former central ministers, MPs, MLAs and party workers in large numbers attended the meeting.