INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Congress may reserve 75% of partys committee memberships and posts, consisting of the pinnacle CWC, for different social groups
and youth , in what might totally overhaul the organisations social profile, with predominance of members below the age of 50.Fine-tuning
the resolution adopted at the Udaipur Chintan Shivir which stated that 50% of Congress office-bearers (in future will) be listed below the
age of 50 , the celebration is now mulling a blend of age-related quota and those for social groups which are currently in force in Congress
appointments.The alternative is being discussed by the AICC constitution modification committee headed by Ambika Soni, and the final
formula will be inserted in the celebration statute at the upcoming plenary session in Raipur.As per the AICC constitution, composition of
committees at all levels must mandatorily have 33% ladies and 20% SC/ST/OBC/ minorities.Sources said post-Raipur, the provisions may come in
for a radical change, with strict implementation in future.The amendment being gone over is that 50% positions should be reserved for
SC/ST/OBC/ minorities/women, out of which 25% must be for members listed below the age of 50 years
The remaining 50% positions for basic or open classification need to have 25% members below the age of 50 years
While it will satisfy the Udaipur resolution of having half the office-bearers below the age of 50 years, widely known in Congress circles
as 50 below 50 , it will take the overall quotas-- social, gender and age-- to 75%
The 50-year-plus office-bearers belonging to the basic classification, barring females, will be qualified for only as much as 25%
