Sir,--The Indian National Congress is a strong organisation with a glorious history.Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi it organisedvarious section of society and launched a decisive movement against the British rule which brought freedom to the country on 15^th august 1947. From 1947 onwards and till today the persons holding posts in the organisation have constantly indulged in upgrading their status or esteem.Indeed they succeeded in their endeavour,but it was a loos for the organisation as the value of the devoted worker and his efforts kept on decreasing.The big leaders have used the workers as a crowd for demonstration or for garering votes for the party candidates in the elections. Even then ,their continued ignorance is a matter of great concern. The organisational decisions are being made without consulting the common workers .As the powerful leaders are drawn into the game of one-upmenship and getting posts for their supporters, the organisation is gradually weakened . As a result many frustrated workers are turning away from it. Everything went helter-shelter during the selection of candidates for the forthcoming local bodies polls in Madhya Pradesh,with the result the official candidates could not be declared for Bhopal,Indore and Dhar district and now the party candidates would fight as independents.The selection of those who are close to the big shots as the party candidates has generated much anger among the common workers of the party.It has put a question mark on the winning prospects of party candidates.

        A few suggestions for strengthening the party organisation:

1. At the village andcity levels the party worker should be registered at the wardlevel.
2. The workers should be trained at various organisation lavels.
3. Office-bearers should be elected by registered workers and should be given the power and responsibility to work for the masses.
4. Workers and office-bearers should be compulsarily associated with all the organisational activities so that their importance in the organisation remains intact.
5. The office-bearers at the district and panchayat levels should be instructed to be in constant touch with the general public and a periodic review of their work should be carried out.
6. Party candidate for the elections should be anounced only after consulting the workers so that the possibility of defeat is minimal.
7. Anybody unrelated to the party organisation should not be given any post.It would add to the importance of the organisation.

The back page of the October issue of Congress Sandesh carried a beautiful picture of Indiraji.It is my request that such pictures of our importance national leaders should be made available on payment by the AICC and PCCs or they may be published in poster size in the journal.

S.B.Namdev
President, Labour Cell,
City Congress Committee,
Raipur (M.P.)