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Young women keen to join the Youth Congress after 'charming' Rahul Gandhi's Mumbai visit

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi seems to have floored the fairer sex during his visit to the city. It's raining enquiries at the Congress office, especially from young women expressing interest in joining the Youth Congress after Rahul's dramatic one-day visit on Friday.

"There were many students at the Bhaidas Hall, who expressed interest in joining the party, immediately after Rahul addressed them," said Pratik Malhotra, an Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activist.

Smile please: Rahul Gandhi has inspired a lot of women to join the Youth Congress. File pic

Girl power

"In my constituency alone, over 1,500 females have filled up membership forms. Though we have received around 10,000 applications, the female proportion is sizeable," said spokesperson Krishna Hegde.

"The gathering of 1,200 students for an interaction with Rahul has sent a message to the youth. Girls joining the party is very encouraging," affirmed Kiran Reddy, secretary, IYC.

Rahul understands

Among those who are keen to join the Congress wing is Priyam Ganeriwal, a BMM student of Vile Parle's Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management. "I attended the seminar and heard Rahul's entire speech. He is so young and dynamic. He knows our problems and understands us. Besides, he is very charming."

Ishita Ghelani, another student from the same college, added, "The Youth Congress is a platform for someone who wants to contest Lok Sabha elections, even if you don't have a godfather in the party. And I liked the way Rahul answered every question posed to him."

"Yes, I am interested in joining the Youth Congress after hearing Rahul. He behaved like one of us and when somebody called him sir, he said 'Just call me Rahul', which really impressed me. The Youth Congress values every single person and I was thrilled when I got a chance to shake hands with him," said Monali Jasrani, a BMS student of N M College of Arts and Commerce.

Membership drive

To become a member, you >>Have to be over 18 years, but not over 35 >>Should not have a criminal record >>Should be residing in any of the six Lok Sabha constituencies of Mumbai >>Have to pay Rs 15 as membership fee What does a Youth Congress worker do? 1 Is part of various drives organised by the leadership 2 Resolves problems of the youth at an individual level 3 Works for the party at grassroot level