Young Congress

VARUN GANDHI: Present. Had a question relating to child marriages.

MEENAKSHI NATRAJAN, JYOTI MIRDHA: Present. While Meenakshi was seen listening intently to a discussion on the Budget, Jyoti sat in the last row.

SUPRIYA SULE: Had written questions on various subjects including the use of surplus coal from captive blocks.

ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: Had written questions on many topics, including maternity and child care hospitals.

PRIYA DUTT: Had a written question about setting up of CSIR laboratories in universities.

DUSHYANT SINGH: Had a written question on cases of swine flu, green initiatives in SEZs.

NAVIN JINDAL: Had a written question concerning cases of tuberculosis and disinvestment.

SHRUTI CHAUDHARY, KAMLESH PASWAN: Both spotted for a brief period.

PRADEEP MAJHI: Had a written question regarding postgraduate medical colleges, missing children.

NILESH RANE: Had written questions regarding non-utilisation of funds by states under nutrition programme and cases of cancer.

KALIKESH N SINGH DEO: Had a written question on shortage of power.

JAYANT CHAUDHARY: Had a written question about setting up of primary health centres, irregularity in cooperative banks.

MILIND DEORA: Had a written question on health insurance schemes.

DEEPENDER HOODA, HAMDULLAH SAYEED, BHANWAR JITENDRA SINGH, RAHUL GANDHI, MANICKA TAGORE, P K BIJU, AKHILESH YADAV, ASHOK TANWAR: Present.

KANIMOZHI: Absent, but had two unstarred questions listed in her name.

SUPRIYA SULE: Present; d a written question regarding tting up of National Higher Edu tion Funding Corporation, PPP higher technical education and tting up of an independent ency for aam admi schemes.

PRIYA DUTT: Present; had a w ritten question regarding setting d of CSIR laboratories in universiN s and also on government assis t nce for Conservation of Monu c ents and Museums.

AKHILESH YADAV: Present; trooped into the well of the K ouse to protest against use of D arshals in Rajya Sabha.

MEENAKSHI NATRAJAN: Came only after the first J journment in the Lok Sabha; H as seen talking to Deepa Das t unsi..

JYOTI MIRDHA AND D SHOK TANWAR: Present; were seen sitting with B chin Pilot.

NAVEEN JINDAL: Had a written question regarding Chi D se assertiveness over India and also regarding PoW in Pak jails.

VARUN GANDHI, I AMESLH PASWAN: Present. Varun had a written ques P n regarding setting up Central R brary Fund and promotion of english language.

SHRUTI CHAUDHARY:  Had a written question regarding clusion of agriculture in school rriculum.

PRADEEP MAJHI: Had a ritten question regarding Chanrayaan-II.

NILESH RANE: Had a writ t en question regarding water onservation and management t nd also regarding interview for re-school admissions.

KALIKESH N SINGH EO: Had a written question s egarding irrigation projects in ibal and backward areas.

JAYANT CHAUDHARY: Had a written question regarding echnology development by CSIR.

DEEPENDER HOODA, AMDULLAH SAYEED, HANWAR JITENDRA INGH, ANURAG INGH THAKUR, DUSHYANT SINGH, AHUL GANDHI, MILIND DEORA, MAN ICKA TAGORE, P K BIJU: Present..

RAHUL GANDHI, AVEEN JINDAL, RIYA DUTT, JAYANT HAUDHARY, MILIND DEORA: Present.

KANIMOZHI: Absent

Addressing a conference of minority youths here, the young Congress leader did not for once mention the attacks on Biharis in other parts of the country. He, however, said no one could deny the contribution of Biharis towards economic rejuvenation of other states.

"You only need to look within and introspect why your own state has lagged behind during the last twenty years," he told the gathering while reminding it of the fact that Bihar contributed handsomely to the IAS and IPS cadres.

The Congress' youth icon, during his 50-minute stay at Asfaquallah Stadium at Khagra, said the party would henceforth not impose candidates and leaders on people. "Work sincerely and with dedication to make the Congress a cadre-based party," he said.

Source: Times Of India 'Make Cong a cadre-based party'

On a visit here to strengthen the Youth Congress in Tamil Nadu, where the party has not been in power for the last 40 years, he made it clear that the DMK-Congress alliance in the state as well as at the Centre was working well.

Asked whether the successful experiment by the Congress of not having any tie-ups in UP in the last Lok Sabha elections, where its numbers went from nine to 21, would be replicated in other states, he said, "the idea that the UP concept can be applied universally across the country is a shallow idea.

"I think you have to look at every state and look at the dynamics within each state," he said.

"UP has a particular balance, a particular politics and we were in discussions with the Samajwadi Party. Once we had assessed all options, it became clear to us that the better option for us is to fight alone," he said.

As far as the DMK is concerned, he said, "We have a good relationship with them both here and at the Centre". "The question whether we will fight it alone is not on the table. We are very happy with our alliance with the DMK."

Gandhi parried questions on why he has not met DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi during the current visit.

RAHUL GANDHI, DEEP- ENDER HOODA: Sat together during the Budget speech.
They left after the Prime Minister and the Congress president left the House after the Budget.

MILIND DEORA: Was seen talking to MoS RPN Singh before the Budget presentation. Later, was seen greeting the PM on his way out.

PRIYA DUTT: Came 15 minutes before the start of the House and was seen in discussion with JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA before settling for the Budget.

SUPRIYA SULE: Came almost 20 minutes before start of the proceedings in the House and was busy chatting with some young MPs from Maharashtra, including NILESH RANE. Was also seen talking to DMK leader TR Balu and TMC leader and MoS Dinesh Trivedi.

AKHILESH YADAV: Present.Seen talking to his party MPs.

ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, VARUN GANDHI: Present. Both left the House together when the Op- position staged a walkout.

KAMLESH PASWAN: Present.

BHANWAR JITENDRA SINGH: Present. sat beside MoS SACHIN PILOT JAYANT CHAUDHARY: Came to the House within minutes after the start of the Budget speech.

SHRUTI CHAUDHARY, HAMDULLAH SAYEED, DUSHYANT SINGH, ASHOK TANWAR, MANICKA TAGORE, P K BIJU, PRADEEP MAJHI, NAVIN JINDAL, KALIKESH N SINGH DEO: Present.

KANIMOZHI: Present

RAHUL GANDHI, MILIND DEORA: Present. Sat together and chatted while party MP Sanjay Nirupam spoke over price rise. Seen looking towards Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin, who was sitting in the visitors' gallery.

DEEPENDER HOODA: Present. Seen chatting with Sachin Pilot during the discussion.

AKHILESH YADAV: Present. Seen touching Lalu Prasad's feet during the forenoon session.

ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: Present. Sat through the price rise discussion and raised his voice to counter the treasury benches.

VARUN GANDHI, KAMLESH PASWAN: The BJP MPs sat together for a while during the price rise discussion.

JYOTI MIRDHA, MEENAKSHI NATRAJAN, PRIYA DUTT, SUPRIYA SULE: Present. Sule listened intently when fa- ther, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was replying to the discussion over price rise. She had an un-starred question about the setting up of Special Purpose Vehicle for speedy disposal of cases pending in courts.

P K BIJU: Protested when the treasury benches intervened while his party colleague Basudeb Acharia was speaking over price rise.

JAYANT CHAUDHARY, NILESH RANE, PRADEEP MAJHI: Seen sitting quietly during the price rise discussion. Majhi had an un-starred question regarding delay in trains due to fog.

SHRUTI CHAUDHARY, HAMDULLAH SAYEED, BHANWAR JITENDRA SINGH, NAVIN JINDAL, DUHSYANT SINGH, KALIKESH N SINGH DEO, ASHOK TANWAR, MANICKA TAGORE: Present. Jindal had an un-starred question regarding the failure of Radar System at IGIA, Delhi

KANIMOZHI: Present

VARUN GANDHI, KAMLESH PASWAN sat together during the Railway Budget. Varun was heard calling it the "Bengal Railway Budget" before step- ping out.

JYOTI MIRDHA, MEENAKSHI NATRAJAN: Both listened in- tently to Mamata's speech. Jyoti once raised her voice to demand rail projects for Rajasthan.

P K BIJU: The CPM MP rose a couple of times and was heard asking: "What about Kerala?"

KALIKESH N SINGH DEO, JAYANT CHAUDHARY sat together and were seen talking during the Rail Budget.

SUPRIYA SULE, SHRUTI CHAUDHARY, PRIYA DUTT were seated.

RAHUL GANDHI, HAMDULLAH SAYEED, BHANWAR JITENDRA SINGH sat together during the Rail Budget.

ANURAG SINGH THAKUR was upset that the budget had nothing for Himachal. "In the past 62 years only 36 km railway line has been added in Himachal," he said.

NAVIN JINDAL: Present. Had unstarred questions relating to Indian projects in Afghanistan and Indian students in Australia.

MILIND DEORA: Present. Had unstarred questions relating to road map for carbon growth, Right to Education Act and voting rights to NRIs.

PRADEEP MAJHI: Present. Had unstarred questions relating to committee on biometrics, environmental clearance to coal mines, dual passport system and assistance to Haiti.

DUHSYANT SINGH: Present.Had an unstarred question on deemed universities.

NILESH RANE: Unlike other MPs raising their voice over rail projects, he sat quietly.

ASHOK TANWAR, AKHILESH YADAV, MANICKA TAGORE: Present.

DEEPENDER HOODA: Absent.

KANIMOZHI: Present.

AHUL GANDHI: Present. Seen ntering the Central Hall of Parliament ith mother Sonia Gandhi. While Sonia ook a seat in the front row, Rahul seted in the back row, next to party MP atish Sharma.

UPRIYA SULE: Present. Was een sitting with Trinamool Congress Ps in the House.

AVIN JINDAL: Present. Laid the eport of the Standing Committee on ome Affairs on the table of the House.

ITIN PRASADA, BHAN- WAR JITENDRA SINGH, AMDULLAH SAYEED, ASHOK TANWAR: Present. All of them were seen sitting in the back around Rahul Gandhi.

JAYANT CHAUDHARY, AKHILESH YADAV, DHAR- MENDRA YADAV: Present. Akhilesh and Dharmendra were seen receiving the blessings of former Prime Minister Deve Gowda after the House was adjourned.

MAUSAM NOOR, PRIYA DUTT: Present. Priya arrived a little late to the Central Hall for the President's speech.

MEENAKSHI NATRAJAN, SHRUTI CHAUDHARY, NILESH RANE, SACHIN PILOT: Present. Were seen listening to the obituaries in the Lok Sabha.

M B RAJESH, P K BIJU: Seen sitting in the back and talking with the members.

ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA, JYOTI MIRDHA, MANICKA TAGORE, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, VIJAY INDER SINGLA, MILIND DEORA, RAVNEET SINGH BITTU, MANISH TEWARI, JAY PANDA: Present

VARUN GANDHI, DEEPENDER HOODA, DUSHYANT SINGH, AGATHA SANGMA: Absent

KANIMOZHI: Absent

His success with restructuring of the Indian Youth Congress has inspired the party to initiate changes for democratising and broadbasing the organisation.

On Monday, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi discussed with leaders Pranab Mukherjee, A.K. Antony, Ahmed Patel, Veerappa Moily and Digvijay Singh the issue of party reforms.

The changes will begin once the ongoing organisational elections leading to the re-election of Sonia as party chief are over by the middle of the year.

"The party reforms will be taken up after the present organisational elections and will involve restructuring the party organization, elections and membership,'' said general secretary Digvijay Singh.
"The objective is to make the organization more homogenous...'' he said The meeting discussed the summary of a report that the Group on Future Challenges and Opportunities had submitted to Sonia almost a year ago on party reforms. The Group, headed by Moily, also included Rahul, who has been trying to initiate changes in the Youth Congress.

These changes involve an open and democratic election of officebearers, a transparent membership drive and an organisational restructuring that synchronises the party unit with the parliamentary or assembly constituency or a panchayat units.

The Youth Congress also earmarks a social quota for minorities, women and other disadvantaged groups in its office bearers.

AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi hopes to have more than 1 crore members by the time organsational polls are conducted in December.

" Rahul is investing a lot of time and energy on the IYC and that is giving a lot of confidence to youngsters. By the time the polls are over, the IYC will be the largest organisation in the world," IYC president and Sirsa MP Ashok Tanwar said.

Rahul has engaged the Foundation for Advanced Management of Elections ( FAME), headed by former election commissioner K. J. Rao, to conduct transparent polls in the IYC. Rao will be assisted by former chief election commissioners J. M. Lyngdoh and N. Gopalaswami.

As many as 12.5 lakh members will be appointed officebearers at the panchayat level from various castes and communities, with special emphasis on SC/ ST and minorities.

Plans are afoot to make the youth body a vibrant, professional outfit which would nurture competent leaders for the parent party in the changing global scenario.

For this, experts from various fields, including politics and management, are being drafted to impart training to the youth from the panchayat to the national level.

Source: Mail Today Rahul plans to make IYC largest youth body

RAHUL GANDHI: Present.
Spotted outside House.

JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA: Seen talking to Mamata Banerjee.

DUSHYANT SINGH, VARUN GANDHI: The two sat in the last row amidst the commotion over Telangana and talked to party MP Yashodhara Raje Scindia.

SACHIN PILOT, JITIN PRASADA: Both sat together and chatted even as pro and anti-Telegana MPs raised slogans

SUPRIYA SULE: Present.
Had a starred question relating to Millennium Development Goals that couldn't be taken up.

MILIND DEORA, PRIYA DUTT, SHRUTI CHOUDHRY: The three sat quietly amidst the din while party MP Madhu Yakshi Goud stood beside them with a `Jai Telangana' placard.

NAVIN JINDAL: Had a starred question relating to exodus of doctors from medical insti tutes which could not be taken up as the House was adjourned during Question Hour.

SANDEEP DIKSHIT, JYOTI MIRDHA: Present. Jyoti presented the report of the Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare.

AKHILESH YADAV, DHARMENDRA YADAV: Akhilesh was seen entering the House after father Mulayam Singh Yadav had walked out over bills being passed without discussion.

P K BIJU, M B RAJESH: The CPM MPs were seen chatting and later followed party leaders to stage a walkout.

DEEPENDER HOODA: Absent. Away in constituency.

HAMDULLAH SAYEED, . JAYANT CHAUDHARY: Away on Parliamentary tours.

MANICKA TAGORE, VIJAY INDER SINGLA, RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: Present.

MAUSAM NOOR, KALIKESH N SINGH DEO, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, BHANWAR JITENDRA SINGH, ASHOK TANWAR, MEENAKSHI NATARAJAN, AGATHA SANGMA, MANISH TEWARI, NILESH RANE: Not present.

KANIMOZHI: Present.

RAHUL GANDHI: Spotted outside House.

DUSHYANT SINGH, M B RAJESH: Present. The MPs from the Right and Left of the political spectrum had a common question, relating to loss making routes of Air India, but could not ask it as Question Hour was over before their turns came.

SACHIN PILOT: Spotted in the Rajya Sabha during the discussion over Railway Appropriation Bill.

SUPRIYA SULE: She and DMK MP Kanimozhi spoke in spoke support of Women's Reservation Bill outside Parliament before driving away together.

JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA: Seen sitting quietly in the back row.

VARUN GANDHI: Present.
Had un-starred questions over revision of Article 243 relating to Special Economic Zones, Judicial impact, supply of infrastructure logistics for natural gas, Societies Registration Act and removal of toxic wastes.

MILIND DEORA, SANDEEP DIKSHIT: Seen talking during the question Hour. Milind laid the report of the Standing Committee on IT on the table of the House.

JITIN PRASADA, PRIYA DUTT: Seen talking.
Jitin also laid the annual report relating to Oil India on the table of the House.

SHRUTI CHOUDHRY, JYOTI MIRDHA, MEENAKSHI NATRAJAN, NILESH RANE: Present. Seen sitting quietly amidst the commotion in the House over Telengana and other issues.

NAVIN JINDAL: Had a starred question relating to Innovation Promotion Group (IPG) bu Question Hour was over before his question could be taken up.

MANISH TEWARI: Seen talking to party MP Mohd Azharuddin.

AKHILESH YADAV, DHARMENDRA YADAV: Both seen raising slogans in the House opposing Women's Reservation Bill.

AGATHA SANGMA: Not seen in the Lok Sabha but spotted in the Rajya Sabha.

DEEPENDER HOODA, BHANWAR JITENDRA SINGH, MANICKA TAGORE, ASHOK TANWAR, P K BIJU: Present.

HAMDULLAH SAYEED, JAYANT CHAUDHARY, MAUSAM NOOR, KALIKESH N SINGH DEO, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, VIJAY INDER SINGLA, RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: Not present in the House.

KANIMOZHI: Present.

VARUN GANDHI: Present. Had a starred question related to water crisis.

JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA: Seen in the Rajya Sabha.

DUSHYANT SINGH: Remained seated and did not come into the Well of the House to protest against price rise.

KALIKESH N SINGH DEO: The BJD MP had the first starred question for today, relating to irrigation projects.

SUPRIYA SULE: Seen talking for a long time to pro-Telegana MPs when the House was adjourned.

MILIND DEORA, JITIN PRASADA: Milind was seen talking with party MPs Mohd Azharuddin and Francisco Sardinha when the House stood adjourned. Later, he and Jitin sat together and talked.

SANDEEP DIKSHIT, SACHIN PILOT, SHRUTI CHOUDHRY, JYOTI MIRDHA: Watched quietly the pandemonium over price rise and Telengana.

M B RAJESH, P K BIJU: Both the CPM members joined others to raise slogans against price rise.

MANISH TEWARI: Was seen talking to MPs from Punjab during commotion in the House.

NAVIN JINDAL: Present.

DEEPENDER HOODA: Not seen inside the House but attended a Parliamentary Committee meeting on HRD later.

AKHILESH YADAV, DHARMENDRA YADAV: Present.

MEENAKSHI NATARAJAN: Did not attend Parliament. Occupied with civic polls in her state Madhya Pradesh.

HAMDULLAH SAYEED, JAYANT CHAUDHARY: Absent. Hamdullah is in Copenhagen and Jayant is in Germany.

RAHUL GANDHI, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, NILESH RANE, PRIYA DUTT, RAVNEET SINGH BITTOO, BHANWAR JITENDRA SINGH, AGATHA SANGMA: All were in Delhi. Some reached Parliamnet when it was adjourned for the day while others kept away after hearing that it had been adjourned.

MAUSAM NOOR: Absent.

KANIMOZHI: Present.

RAHUL GANDHI: Present

VARUN GANDHI: Present. Had a starred question on import of pulses but could not ask it as Question Hour was over before his turn could come.

DUSHYANT SINGH, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: Present. Anurag asked a question relating to establishment of NSG hub in his home state Himachal Pradesh.

PRIYA DUTT: Present. Was seen thumping the desk when JD(U) MP Meena Singh spoke regarding security of women.

NAVEEN JINDAL, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, NILESH RANE: Present.
All of them were spotted in the House for a brief period during the post-lunch session.

JITIN PRASADA: Present.
Answered questions in the Rajya Sabha

JYOTI MIRDHA, SHRUTI CHOUDHRY: Present. Shruti had an unstarred question relating to agricultural schemes.

MILIND DEORA: Present.
Had an unstarred question through which he wanted to know whether the government had any plans to introduce telephone facility for jail inmates.

SUPRIYA SULE: Present.
Laid statements of the Standing Committee on External Affairs on the table of the House.

M B RAJESH: Not seen but had an unstarred question relating to direct income support to farmers P K BIJU: Not seen inside the House but was spotted outside

RAVNEET SINGH BITTOO, BHANWAR JITENDRA SINGH, AGATHA SANGMA, DEEPENDER HOODA, MANICKA TAGORE, MEENAKSHI NATARAJAN: Present.

SACHIN PILOT, JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA, JAYANT CHAUDHARY, HAMDULLAH SAYEED, VIJAY INDER SINGLA, AKHILESH YADAV, KALIKESH N SINGH DEO, MAUSAM NOOR, DHARMENDRA YADAV: Not seen.

KANIMOZHI: Present