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NSUI plans Internet campaign

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI OCT. 29. With Assembly elections just about a month away, the Congress is all set to woo the city's youngsters, their way. It may be vigorous campaigning and canvassing when it comes to capturing the vote bank of the `experienced' lot, but technology is what the party is likely to use to hook the young ones.

Having used the University elections as a platform for the run up to the elections, the Congress frontal organisations are likely to be asked to use the medium of internet to reach out to the `new' electorate. Although not official yet, a proposal has been submitted by the National Students Union of India (NSUI) on how it hopes to go about achieving the trust and vote of the younger generation.

"We will be exploiting and exploring the new technology of mass communication to reach the student population. The idea is to not just send out messages but use the medium as a platform for interaction,'' pointed out a NSUI spokesperson.

The NSUI had, in fact, used Internet during the University elections too. While the elections to the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) had the student outfit send out some 20,000 emails to students around the campus, in the case of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) polls, the NSUI claims to have sent some 1,900 mails.

"It is the success of the earlier campaigns that encouraged us to use technology once again. We hope to make it an interactive session where students can send in their problems as well as suggestions on various issues. The idea is to create awareness among the students about the elections,'' said the NSUI worker.

Although much will depend on how budget-friendly the campaigning is seen as, the NSUI is hoping to use the opportunity to also spread its own reach.

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