Caste, religion column in Secular Congress office bearers is another example of caste and religion criteria for promotion in Congress. Christian lobby is more active in getting the promotion not only in the Congress Party but also in the Congress led government.
Goa State Congress have to follow the facsimile from the All India Congress Committee (AICC) allotting senior positions in the party's state hierarchy allegedly on the basis of caste and religion. A copy of the facsimile is available with IANS.
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Some Congressmen have called the list of officials a not too subtle manifestation of the party's penchant for caste and religion over commitment and integrity when it comes to inner-party functioning.
The said column is with title 'community', adjoining the names of the six newly appointed office bearers. The column specifically mentions the religion and caste of the officials, along with their designation and area of operation.
Goa Congress follows the facsimile of AICC
Newly appointed Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) secretaries Pravin Kunkolienkar and Gurudas Natekar have been categorised as 'Hindu Saraswat' and 'Hindu Maratha', respectively. The new vice presidents Kanta Gawde and Vithoba Desai have respectively been slotted under 'Hindu ST (Scheduled Tribes)' and 'Hindu minority' categories.
This column is to please the Congress High Command
The honourable Congress president has been pleased to approve the following list of additional office bearers,' GPCC general secretary B.K. Hariprasad said.
Speaking to reporters, GPCC president Subhash Shirodkar said the reference to caste and religion was not an accident and that it was in concurrence with the Congress policy of inclusion of all sections of society within the party.
'There is surely no mistake. We give every information about prospective office bearers to the high command... they decide whom to choose according to their wisdom,' Shirodkar said.
The state party president further insisted that the presence of the caste and religion column was intentional.
Controversy with in Congress
However, some Congressmen have called the list of officials a not too subtle manifestation of the party's penchant for caste and religion over commitment and integrity when it comes to inner-party functioning.
The party high command has not done well in making caste and religion criteria for promotion within the party,' a member said.
Analysis by Premendra Agrawal
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