Congress seeks public views over panchayat poll manifesto

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to reach every household ahead of the panchayat election, Congress has sought views from public to prepare the poll manifesto.

Party sources said the move is to make the panchayat raj system more transparent and people friendly. Based on the expectation of the people residing in rural areas, the Congress will make the manifesto.

"Congress always believes in a transparent and accountable panchayat raj system. For a successful implementation of the belief, we have sought opinion from the public. Based on people's views, our party will prepare the poll manifesto for the upcoming panchayat elections", Sulochana Das said.

People can mail their opinion to odishapradeshcongress2016@gmail.com or send letters to Congress Bhawan, Bhubaneswar-9.