No criticism of the party in public: Cong.

Congress will launch a membership drive on November 1 and it will continue till March 31 next year.

Anyone wishing to take up the primary membership of the Congress will have to make a declaration of abstention from alcohol and drugs, and give an undertaking to never criticise the party’s policies and programmes in public forums.

According to the grand old party’s membership form, new members have to give a declaration that they will not own any property in excess of ceiling laws and will undertake tasks, including “manual labour” prescribed by the party.