2017 matter of life and death for Congress in UP: Prashant Kishor

Kishor said that “excuses” like infighting or groupism for not being able to identify dedicated workers would not work anymore. He asked workers not to be influenced by media reports and to apply “political sense” while reading them. The strategist plans to continue holding similar meetings until May 28.

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In a departure from Kishor’s plans, the Wednesday meeting in Lucknow saw Congress leaders from Ballia entering into an argument with each other, which later turned into a scuffle. The issue, according to sources who were present at the meeting, was “resolved following the intervention by senior leaders”.

“The district president of Ballia had recommended action against two office bearers who were present in the meeting. When he began speaking, these two started interrupting, which led to a scuffle,” said the source.

A senior party leader later spoke to The Indian Express about details of the meeting, and said that among the suggestions put forth by those present included taking up the issue of land acquisition by NHAI for four-laning of Lucknow-Varanasi road, announcement of special package for the youths of Eastern UP, promising loan waiver up to Rs 50,000 for farmers and for those who have not been able to repay Kisan credit card loans for the past three years.

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