Youth Congress announces 'Wake up Maharashtra' campaign

In order to reach out to young voters, the Maharashtra Youth Congress on Thursday announced a 45-day 'Wake up Maharashtra' campaign.

It is aiming to reach out to four to five crore youngsters in the state before the party comes out with a 'youth manifesto' for coming Assembly elections.

Maharashtra Youth Congress chief Satyajit Tambe said at a press conference here that in the next 45 days, the party will seek to engage young people in the age group of 18 to 30 years through various programmes.

Senior leaders Shashi Tharoor and P Chidambaram, among others, would attend these programmes, he said.