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==Issue stances== |
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===Tripura civil disobedience movement=== |
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In 2012, Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress organized civil disobedience movement in all 23 sub-divisions in [[Tripura]] as part of agitation to protest against the Left Front government's failure to provide employment, nepotism, rise of crime and atrocities against women in the state. This saw procession of 4,000 Congress workers and detainment about 25,000 Youth Congress activists across the state.<ref name="Youth Tripura">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress rally to protest against Left Front apathy|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/guwahati/31062946_1_left-front-security-arrangements-procession|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=May 09, 2012}}</ref> |
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===Madhya Pradesh memorandum=== |
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In 2012, Youth Congress president submitted a memorandum to the [[List of Governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] demanding dismissal of the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|State Government]] run by [[BJP]] for not able to protect teenager girls and murders.<ref name="Youth Government dismiss">{{cite web|title=Youth Cong demands ouster of State Government|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/44887-youth-cong-demands-ouster-of-govt.html|publisher=[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)]]|accessdate=May 09, 2012}}</ref> |
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===Karnataka drought failure=== |
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In 2012, Youth Congress workers of Karnatak took out a procession in protest against the failure of the [[Government of Karnataka]] under [[BJP]] to tackle drought in 123 taluks.<ref name="Youth COngress drought">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress slams government's failure to tackle drought|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3375302.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=May 09, 2012}}</ref> A memorandum was submitted to the tahsildar. |
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==List of previous presidents== |
==List of previous presidents== |
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Revision as of 09:26, 9 May 2012
Template:Infobox Political youth organization The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party. As of 2006, the Indian Youth Congress has over 245,00,000 members across India, the largest democratic youth organisation in the world.
The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after 1947 until the late 1960s. While prime minister, Indira Gandhi gave the Youth Congress a new dimension by establishing it as a frontal organisation of the Congress Party, with the objective of doing social work and arguing against right-wing parties. Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was the first elected governor of the Indian Youth Congress; he later became Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary affairs in the Indian cabinet. Narayan Dutt Tiwari was the first President.
During the 1970s, under the leadership of Sanjay Gandhi, the Youth Congress undertook activities such as tree plantation, family planning, and fought against domestic violence and dowry deaths. After the death of Sanjay Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi took over in charge of the Youth Congress. After he became prime minister in 1984, Rajiv Gandhi reduced the voting age to 18. Rahul Gandhi was appointed a general secretary of the All India Congress Committee on 24 September 2007 and was given charge of the Indian Youth Congress along with the National Students Union of India.[1]
The Indian Youth Congress has its headquarters in Delhi, and is presently headed by Rajiv Satav. There are 29 office bearers at the national level, followed by the state, district and block level. The Indian Youth Congress has a unit in all 18900 blocks of the country.
Issue stances
Tripura civil disobedience movement
In 2012, Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress organized civil disobedience movement in all 23 sub-divisions in Tripura as part of agitation to protest against the Left Front government's failure to provide employment, nepotism, rise of crime and atrocities against women in the state. This saw procession of 4,000 Congress workers and detainment about 25,000 Youth Congress activists across the state.[2]
Madhya Pradesh memorandum
In 2012, Youth Congress president submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh demanding dismissal of the State Government run by BJP for not able to protect teenager girls and murders.[3]
Karnataka drought failure
In 2012, Youth Congress workers of Karnatak took out a procession in protest against the failure of the Government of Karnataka under BJP to tackle drought in 123 taluks.[4] A memorandum was submitted to the tahsildar.
List of previous presidents
| Year | Name | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1971 | Narayan Dutt Tiwari | Uttarkhand | |
| 1971–1975 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | West Bengal | |
| 1975–1977 | 
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Ambika Soni | Lahore, Undivided India |
| 1978–1980 | Ram Chander Rath | ||
| 1980–1982 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 1982–1985 | Tariq Anwar | Bihar | |
| 1985–1987 | 
|
Anand Sharma | Himachal Pradesh |
| 1987–1988 | Gurudas Kamat | Karnataka | |
| 1988–1990 | Mukul Wasnik | Maharashtra | |
| 1990–1993 | 
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Ramesh Chennithala | Kerala |
| 1993–1996 | Maninderjeet Singh Bitta | Punjab | |
| 1996–1998 | Satyajit D. Gaekwad | ||
| 1998–2000 | Manish Tiwari | Punjab | |
| 2000–2005 | Randeep Surjewala | Chandigarh | |
| 2005–2010 | Ashok Tanwar | Haryana | |
See Also
References
- ^ "Rahul Gandhi gets Youth Congress Charge". The Hindu. 25-19-2007. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Youth Congress rally to protest against Left Front apathy". The Times of India. Retrieved May 09, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Youth Cong demands ouster of State Government". The Pioneer (Indian newspaper). Retrieved May 09, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Youth Congress slams government's failure to tackle drought". The Hindu. Retrieved May 09, 2012.
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External links
- Official website of the India Youth Congress
- Yuva Bharat: Official newsletter of the India Youth Congress
