Congress to expand ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign to more than 800 cities

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is likely to address as many as 28 student interaction programmes under the Congress ’ ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign as the party seeks to build a sustained outreach among Gen Z youth, students, and young voters ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha election.

The programme, which began as an initiative to engage directly with students and young people, is now being positioned by the Congress as one of its major organisational and political outreach exercises.

At its meeting on August 19, the Congress Working Committee approved a plan to expand Chhatron Ki Goonj to as many as 800 cities over the next few months, reflecting the party’s attempt to turn what began as a series of student interactions into a nationwide youth outreach programme.