Lucknow: Buoyed over the trust reposed by Dalit voters in the INDIA bloc in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the Uttar Pradesh Congress launched an exercise, a three-day long ‘sahbhoj’ (community feast) to cement the bond with the community and to mark the death anniversary of Dalit leader Babu Jagjivan Ram.
During the campaign, Congress leaders and workers will visit members of Dalit community.
State Congress president Ajay Rai visited the home of one Vinod Rawat in Khurramnagar area of Lucknow on Saturday. “The aim of this campaign is to maintain dialogue with the Dalit community which is facing harassment at the end of the ruling BJP and NDA govts,” Rai said.
He added that he would participate in a similar ceremony in Varanasi on Sunday.
“Babu Jagjivan Ram has been an inspiration to the society and the members of the Dalit community for generations together. There couldn’t have been a better day to start this campaign,” Rai said.
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