The Bari Samaj, a landless community and whose members earn their living by collecting forest products and also do trading in paan leaves, has submitted a memorandum to Manifesto Committee of Congress party and demanded inclusion of various burning problems being faced by the Samaj. The Manifesto Committee was in city for two days to seek ideas and suggestions of common people and include them in party’s poll document.
A delegation of Bari Samaj, led by Chandu Wakodkar, General Secretary of Congress OBC Cell, met the members of Congress Manifesto Committee at Heritage Lawn and submitted the memorandum of demands. The Committee had invited members of SC, ST, OBC communities for seeking their suggestions to be included in the poll document. The Congress Manifesto Committee comprised of AICC member K Raju and President of All India SC Cell Dr Nitin Raut. Present on the occasion were former Guardian Minister Shivajirao Moghe, former Minister Vasant Purke, MPCC OBC Cell President Pramod Morey, Convener Kishore Gajbhiye, City Congress President Vikas Thakre, City OBC Cell President Chandrakant Hinge and others.