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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru(DV)

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Newly-elected district Youth Congress president Luqman Bantwal on Tuesday February 9 said that under his leadership, concrete steps would be taken to revive the Congress party in Dakshina Kannada.

"To revive the organisation in the entire district, the Youth Congress will form a committee in each village in the district," he said, addressing his maiden press meet after being elected as Youth Congress president.

"Committees will be formed in all the villages of the district within three months. The committee will be formed on the basis of party ideology and principles. The members of the committee will also attend orientation programmes that will be held for four days in different places."

"The committee will work to spread positive nationalism against communalism in the district. Further, it will expose and create awareness on the propaganda of 'Godse nationalism' and fascism to the public. Youth Congress members will also work to educate people on the history of Congress and its ideology, highlighting the sacrifices of Congress leaders during the independence struggle, contribution of Congress to the country through the IT revolution, green revolution and land reforms."

Without naming BJP, Luqman said that the people who were with the British, were now projecting themselves as nationals by projecting Congress as "anti-nationals through their fake narrative of nationalism". "Youth Congress will educate people on the real narrative of nationalism, democratic rights and the constitution," he said.

"Communalism is being propagated to divert people's attention from the real problems of the country. India is a secular country. We will face right-wing activism and fundamentalists through soft socialism and secularism but not with violence," he said.

Hanif Kateel, Chittaranjan Shetty Bondala, Anil Pai, Sanjana Chalwadi. Sahul Hamid and others were present.