IT for it to grow!
Belligerence has never held any affinity
for the Congress. Rather they have believed in shaping the dreams of many a
person, young and old, who have committed to their fold and who are also
outside their fold. This deep-rooted empathy has had the propensity to have a
never-say-die attitude towards positivity within the party and even otherwise.
So when the APCC organised the
much needed IT & Social Media Workshop on the 22nd of September,
2013, there was the urge within each party person attending it to know more and
hence perform. With day long deliberations on Information Technology and it’s
power thereof, the workshop started off with an informative speech by the Chief
Minister, Mr. Tarun Gogoi. He mentioned
how important it is today to be in touch with cyber space. The state of Assam
is far better developed in Information Technology than several other states. “But
we should be careful from the attempts of mischief-makers who try to take
advantage of this space to malign the government and misinterpret the developmental
activities thereof,” he said. He was however positive that with the use of
information technology, the state will go a long way to mould a future for the
youth that they will be proud of. “The future lies with the young people. We have
a lot of belief in them to make a future, an India our leader, Rajiv Gandhi had
always dreamt of.” With the strength of IT, the State can do wonders in helping
the country to forge ahead towards development.
After the positive deliberations
by the Chief Minister of Assam, the President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee,
Mr. Bhubaneshwar Kalita and the Secretary, ICC Mr. Avinash Pandey, every
participant in the auditorium looked forward to a training, which was to bring
about a vast change in their inquisitive-about-technology-minds. Amidst loud
applauses as the Chief Minister tweeted and the President APCC posted a message
on Face book, the hall in unison looked forward to a day full of knowledge dissemination.
Young, strapping, positive-minded
leaders took centre stage to present a world of information to participants,
who were all the more hungry to learn the ropes. Kapil Gupta, Ranajit
Mukherjee, Zuber Patel and Aseem Boral from the Digital and Social Media Cell
of All India Congress Committee at Delhi captured the attention of the crowd
with a poise and sophistication, which kept everyone rooted to their seats.
Even the ones who are tech-savvy, heard wide-eyed to pieces of information they
were never aware of in the past. For example, the type of false and malignant information
the opposition used in cyber-space to get an edge over the ruling Congress. The
ways in which the social media was being used to create negative impacts on
various occasions could very well shake the cockles of any right thinking man,
so we thought, as the four gentlemen on stage went onto show morphed pictures posted
in social media sites to hype the position of the opposition.
But if we go back to history, we
see that the Congress has always been a patient and zealous party. It has never
looked back. Rather, it has tried to learn from its mistakes and then got on to
doing constructive work for the country. It has patiently and ardently worked
its way through the hearts of the common man and made a position of trust.
With the new look of the Indian
National Congress’ website, which is still under construction,
tech-savvy-cyber-space-addicts have a lot to look forward to in the coming
months! Watch and wait!
