Allahabad, Aug 03: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Jagdambika Pal today said his party would launch a state-wide mass awareness programme to highlight the "failures" of Mayawati government. The entire Congress leadership, including former and present MPs, legislators and office-bearers right down to village level, would participate in the mass public awareness programme from August 9 to 15, covering all 7000 gram sabhas of the state, he told reporters here.

Stating the programme, termed "gaon, gaon- paon, paon" would be launched to galvanise the party's support base, pal said each participant would walk 20 kms a day during the campaign to mingle with the people. He appealed to the Muslim community to reinforce their faith in the Congress as all other parties had "failed" them.

He slammed the BJP leadership for seeking to "politically exploit" the demise of the Ramjanambhoomi Nyas chief Mahant Ramchandradas Paramahans at Ayodhya last week. Bureau Report