Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress

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Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress
मध्य प्रदेश युवा कांग्रेस
PresidentMitendra Darshan Singh
ChairpersonRahul Gandhi
HeadquartersBhopal
Mother partyIndian Youth Congress
Websiteiyc.in

The Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress or MP Youth Congress is the state body of the Indian Youth Congress, youth wing of Indian National Congress. Mitendra Darshan Singh is the President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.[1]

Issue stances[edit]

Mandsaur Farmers' Unrest[edit]

In 2017, Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress president submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh demanding dismissal of the State Government run by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and CM Shivraj Singh over the deaths of six farmers in Mandsaur Police firing during Farmers' Protest in 2017.[2]

They had also planned a Dharna (Agitation) for the farmers' cause.[3]

PM Modi's Pakoda Rozgaar[edit]

The Youth Congress in February 2018, had set up a Pakoda stall[4] in Bhopal to protest against PM Narendra Modi's statement that, even selling pakodas is employment. This has irked many youngsters, who are trying hard to land up a job.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kunal Chowdhry became a State Youth Congress in Sehore". bhaskar.com. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Congress demands resignation of MP CM over Mandsaur firing". economictimes.indiatimes.com. PTI. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (25 January 2018). "Bhopal: Cong Youth wing plans dharna, protest rallies to raise farmers' cause". freepressjournal.in. The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ Gupta, Suchananda (7 February 2018). "Youth Congress fries 'pakodas' to protest PM's statement on employment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times News Network. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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