Raja Warring spells out 3D mantra to strengthen Congress in Punjab

Punjab Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring gave a ‘three-dimensional’ mantra for strengthening the party in the state.

Newly-elected Punjab Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday spelt out his ‘three-dimensional’ mantra for strengthening the party in the state with "discipline, dedication and dialogue". He also said that it will be a team effort and not the exclusive agenda of one particular individual.

The PCC president also lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state and said, “In the first month, the AAP party government had much more to be shameful about than to feel proud about anything, like resorting to political vendetta and misusing police to settle personal scores”.

Addressing his maiden press conference after taking charge as the ‘youngest’ ever Punjab Congress Committee president on Friday, Warring asserted that discipline was of paramount importance for the party to succeed. He said, “While the Congress party gave complete freedom to leaders and workers to work, at the same time, it is the responsibility of everyone to ensure that the discipline is not broken and the party interests are not harmed”.

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While revealing his roadmap for reviving and strengthening the party in coming time, he expressed his gratitude to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for reposing confidence in him. At the same time, he was grateful to thousands of party workers and supporters without whose support, he said, “it would not have been possible to reach this position”.

He recalled his political journey from a grassroots level worker when he used to paste posters during the Magi Mela in Muktsar, his ancestral town, where he used to live with his grandparents as he had lost his parents in early childhood. Since then, he added, he has handled the responsibilities at block, district, state and national level in various capacities, including the president of the Indian Youth Congress and now, the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. He was modest in admitting that while he did aspire to be the PCC president, he never expected to be appointed to the post so soon.

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