Even as some neutral leaders including PCC president Nandkumar Patel are trying to iron out differences between the warring camps of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), factionalism remains root cause for disorder prevailed in the Youth Congress (YC). This has severely affected the organisation’s activities across the state as the workers instead of taking guidelines from their president, rather follow the instructions of their camp.
The YC elections were held in the state in September 2010. Majority of the office-bearers in the organisation including their president Uttam Vasudev are staunch supporters of former chief minister Ajit Jogi and his son Amit. While the remaining office-bearers and the workers too have linked themselves with some or the other camps – be it AICC treasurer Motilal Vora’s camp, senior leader Vidya Charan Shukla’s camp or Lok Sabha member from Korba Dr Charandas Mahant’s camp. The list of camps is long.
According to information, Vasudev is finding it tough to bring uniformity in the organisation owing to camp loyalties of the workers. He is even dubbed as dummy president in the YC as his opponents allege that the organisation was being steered by Amit Jogi.
The YC workers from other camps admit that the organisation was not functioning as a single unit and had fragmented completely. “But we cannot be blamed for this condition. Jogi family continuously interferes in YC politics. Vasudev always maintains low profile and hesitates in leading the campaigns launched by the organisation. He rather allows Amit Jogi to hold the baton. In this scenario, we do not have any other option than to seek directives from our camps,” they said.
In the past eight months, the YC’s district units although raised local issues prominently, the state unit failed to display strength.
“The state YC has not launched any major movement after the new elected body came into existence. We are not yet framed any strategy to increase our domain in the rural pockets. If we will fail to create favourable conditions for the Congress in the state, especially villages, the party might struggle again in the next Vidhan Sabha elections in 2013,” said the workers who don’t believe in factionalism.
IN BOX
Refusing to accept that factionalism was affecting YC’s performance in the state, the organisation’s president Uttam Vasudev said, “Problems are everywhere and the YC too have some, but we are trying to minimise them.” He said discipline and coordination would play key role in consolidating the YC for which he is frequently taking inputs from the office-bearers. “I am conducting regular meetings of the office-bearers, at least once in a month and sometimes twice either. The district and block presidents too are convening monthly meetings to review the performance of the organisation in their respective areas. The YC has always been a strong frontal organisation of Congress and we are committed to uphold its reputation,” said Vasudev.
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