Overview

• On June 27, Rahul Gandhi announced that Congress will appoint district presidents from tribal, Dalit, OBC and other marginalized communities under its Sangthan Srujan Abhiyan.
• The party will provide financial support to appointees and decentralize decision-making from New Delhi to local districts.
• He envisions each district grooming 10 to 15 tribal leaders capable of addressing local concerns and recruiting new members.
• The initiative includes forming a tribal legal council to take legal action for families who lost ancestral land during the digitalisation of land records.
• Gandhi assured that tribal youth will be given priority on party tickets in constituencies across Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.