<p>Marching in the footsteps of arch-rival BJP, the Congress on Wednesday launched a website inviting suggestions for its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, with party vice-president Rahul Gandhi declaring his intent of bringing politics out of closed doors.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Amid much fanfare, the Congress launched the website www.incmanifesto.in at a rally in this nondescript Rajasthan town, where a teenage girl and her grandmother made suggestions from the podium.<br /><br />Gandhi announced that he had given the mandate of drawing suggestions from the public to Union ministers Sachin Pilot and Jitendra Singh, and party MP Deepender Hooda.<br /><br />“I want to change the manner in which politics is conducted in this country. Your future cannot be decided by a few people sitting behind closed doors,” he said.<br /><br />Pilot said those who do not have internet access can give in their suggestions by filling a form available with the district units of the Congress.<br /><br />The BJP has already launched a website for inviting suggestions from the public.Pilot said every person should feel that he or she is a part of policy-making.<br /><br />“Whenever a manifesto is drafted, it will not be a manifesto of the party but of the people. We will sincerely try and implement it,” said Gandhi.<br /><br /></p>.<div>CWG gold-medallist joins Grand Old Party<br /><br /></div>.<div>Indian discus-thrower Krishna Punia on Wednesday joined the Congress at a rally addressed by Rahul Gandhi ahead of Assembly elections in the state in December, DHNS reports from Charu in Rajasthan.<br /><br /></div>.<div>There had already been speculation about Punia, the only Indian woman track-and-field athlete to have won an individual gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, joining the Congress following 2004 Olympics silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s entry into BJP at a rally in Jaipur attended by Narendra Modi.</div>
<p>Marching in the footsteps of arch-rival BJP, the Congress on Wednesday launched a website inviting suggestions for its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, with party vice-president Rahul Gandhi declaring his intent of bringing politics out of closed doors.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Amid much fanfare, the Congress launched the website www.incmanifesto.in at a rally in this nondescript Rajasthan town, where a teenage girl and her grandmother made suggestions from the podium.<br /><br />Gandhi announced that he had given the mandate of drawing suggestions from the public to Union ministers Sachin Pilot and Jitendra Singh, and party MP Deepender Hooda.<br /><br />“I want to change the manner in which politics is conducted in this country. Your future cannot be decided by a few people sitting behind closed doors,” he said.<br /><br />Pilot said those who do not have internet access can give in their suggestions by filling a form available with the district units of the Congress.<br /><br />The BJP has already launched a website for inviting suggestions from the public.Pilot said every person should feel that he or she is a part of policy-making.<br /><br />“Whenever a manifesto is drafted, it will not be a manifesto of the party but of the people. We will sincerely try and implement it,” said Gandhi.<br /><br /></p>.<div>CWG gold-medallist joins Grand Old Party<br /><br /></div>.<div>Indian discus-thrower Krishna Punia on Wednesday joined the Congress at a rally addressed by Rahul Gandhi ahead of Assembly elections in the state in December, DHNS reports from Charu in Rajasthan.<br /><br /></div>.<div>There had already been speculation about Punia, the only Indian woman track-and-field athlete to have won an individual gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, joining the Congress following 2004 Olympics silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s entry into BJP at a rally in Jaipur attended by Narendra Modi.</div>
