Indian Youth Congress

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{{Infobox political youth organization
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| name ='''Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'''
| native_name = भारतीय युवा कांग्रेस
| logo = [[File:Indian Youth Congress Logo.jpg|200px]]
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| president = [[Srinivas BV]]
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| spokesperson = [[Amrish Ranjan Pandey]]
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| secretary2 = [[Amrish Ranjan Pandey]]
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| founded = {{start date and years ago|1960|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| membership =45.05 Million
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| headquarters = [[New Delhi]]
| mother party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| international = [[Progressive Alliance]],<br/>[[Socialist International]]
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| website = {{url|https://iyc.in/}}
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The '''Indian Youth Congress''' is the youth wing of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after the [[Partition of India]] in 1947 until the late 1960s. While prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]] gave the Youth Congress a new dimension by establishing it as a frontal organisation of the Congress Party, with the objective of doing [[social work]] and arguing against right-wing parties. [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]] was the first elected president of the Indian Youth Congress; he later became Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary affairs in the [[Indian Cabinet Ministers|Indian cabinet]]. [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]] was the first President. [[Jitin Prasada]] was also the president of the Indian youth congress.

During the 1970s, under the leadership of [[Sanjay Gandhi]], the Youth Congress undertook activities such as tree plantation, [[family planning]], and fought against domestic violence and [[dowry death]]s. After the death of Sanjay Gandhi, [[Rajiv Gandhi]] took over in charge of the Youth Congress. After he became prime minister in 1984, Rajiv Gandhi reduced the voting age to 18. [[Rahul Gandhi]] was appointed a general secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee]] on 24 September 2007 and was given charge of the Indian Youth Congress<ref name="Youth Congress ways">{{cite web|title=Reform School: Can the Youth Congress expunge the sins of its fathers before it inherits their wicked ways?|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/PrintThisStory.aspx?StoryId=1017|publisher=[[The Caravan]]|access-date=9 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018153216/http://caravanmagazine.in/PrintThisStory.aspx?StoryId=1017|archive-date=18 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> along with the [[National Students Union of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/25/stories/2007092550240100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015065913/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/25/stories/2007092550240100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2007| title=Rahul Gandhi gets Youth Congress Charge|date=25 September 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 September 2007}}</ref>

The Indian Youth Congress has its headquarters in New Delhi and is headed by [[Srinivas BV]]. There are 39 office bearers at the national level, followed by the state, Loksabha, Assembly and Booth level. In all, 174,000 committees have been formed at the Booth level.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://iyc.in/sns/pg/news/admin/read/7181818/membership-summary-total-office-bearers-total-booth-committee|title=Booth committees in IYC|date=2013-11-28|publisher=www.iyc.in|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131128093501/http://iyc.in/sns/pg/news/admin/read/7181818/membership-summary-total-office-bearers-total-booth-committee|archive-date=28 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Role in India==
===UTI Scam rally protest===
In 2001, several Youth Congress workers held Lalkar Rally around [[Parliament of India]] to protest against UTI Scam under [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] government and asked for resignation of then Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name="NDA Scam rally IYC">{{cite web|title=IYC demands cases against Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee and Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on UTI scam|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010814/nation.htm#3|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="NDA Scams">{{cite web|title=NDA Government's achievement, a litany of scams: Sorake|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/17/stories/2004021710360300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040710075146/http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/17/stories/2004021710360300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="IYC unseat NDA">{{cite web|title=Youth Cong call to unseat NDA Government at Center|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-01/hyderabad/27230854_1_youth-congress-uti-scam-gandhi-bhavan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103222023/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-01/hyderabad/27230854_1_youth-congress-uti-scam-gandhi-bhavan|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref>

===Protest against violent attacks===
In 2011, 2,500 Youth Congress activists rallied and protested in [[Calcutta]] against the violent attacks on its supporters by the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] party.<ref name="Youth Calcutta">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress protest rally chokes south Calcutta|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111119/jsp/calcutta/story_14770227.jsp|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Calcutta protest">{{cite web|title=Congress holds silent rally in Kolkata against Trinamool|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/congress-holds-silent-rally-in-kolkata-against-trinamool-151142|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref>

===Tripura civil disobedience movement===
In 2012, Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress organized civil disobedience movement in all 23 sub-divisions in [[Tripura]] as part of agitation to protest against the Left Front government's failure to provide employment, nepotism, rise of crime and atrocities against women in the state. This saw procession of 4,000 Congress workers and detainment about 25,000 Youth Congress activists across the state.<ref name="Youth Tripura">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress rally to protest against Left Front apathy|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/guwahati/31062946_1_left-front-security-arrangements-procession|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103165500/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-15/guwahati/31062946_1_left-front-security-arrangements-procession|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref>

===Madhya Pradesh memorandum===
Kunal Choudhary Is the President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-BPL-kunal-chowdhry-became-a-state-youth-congress-in-sehore-4359383-NOR.html|title=सीहोर के कुणाल चौधरी युवा कांग्रेस प्रदेशाध्यक्ष बने|date=28 August 2013}}</ref> In 2012, Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress president submitted a memorandum to the [[List of Governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] demanding dismissal of the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|State Government]] run by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) for not able to protect teenager girls and murders.<ref name="Youth Government dismiss">{{cite web|title=Youth Cong demands ouster of State Government|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/44887-youth-cong-demands-ouster-of-govt.html|publisher=[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)]]|access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref>

===Karnataka drought failure===
In 2012, Youth Congress workers of Karnataka took out a procession in protest against the failure of the [[Government of Karnataka]] under BJP to tackle drought in 123 taluks and staged a mass protest in front of all taluk offices and locked the offices.<ref name="Youth COngress drought">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress slams government's failure to tackle drought|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3375302.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> A memorandum was submitted to Deputy Commissioner.<ref name="Youth drought protest">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress stages protest in Karnataka|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3341237.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref>

In January 2013, a 17 kilometer rally was held in [[Kannur]] demanding the dissolution of BJP government for 'failing' to provide good administration and losing the support of the majority.<ref name="Youth rally BJP Kannur">{{cite web|title=Mangalore: Youth Congress Launches Protest Rally Against BJP Govt|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=160950|publisher=[[Daijiworld Media]]|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Youth rally Kannur">{{cite web|title=Youth Cong takes up cudgels against BJP govt; organizes vehicle rally|url=http://mangaloretoday.com/mt/index.php?action=mn&type=7915|publisher=[[Mangalore Today]]|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Youth rally Karnataka 2013">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress rally on Jan 15 against misrule of BJP govty|url=http://www.mangaloretoday.com/mt/index.php?action=mn&type=7905|publisher=[[Mangalore Today]]|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref>

===India-Pakistan border protest for Indian soldiers===
On 14 January 2013 more than hundred Youth Congress activists staged protests across India against Pakistan and its army outside the old customs gate at the Attari border over the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani forces.<ref name="Youth protest Pakistan 2013">{{cite web|title=Indian Youth Congress stages protest against Pakistan|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Youth-Cong-stages-protest-against-Pak/SP-Article1-989708.aspx|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=24 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118041438/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Youth-Cong-stages-protest-against-Pak/SP-Article1-989708.aspx|archive-date=18 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="YCC protest Kashmir">{{cite web|title=YCC protests against killing of two Indian soldiers in Kashmir|url=http://www.statetimes.in/news/ycc-protests-against-killing-of-two-indian-soldiers/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218093510/http://www.statetimes.in/news/ycc-protests-against-killing-of-two-indian-soldiers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2013|publisher=State Times|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref>

===Implementation of 73rd and 74th Amendments in Jammu and Kashmir===
In August, 2012 the Pradesh Youth Congress Jammu and Kashmir launched a statewide protest against the Government led by National Conference for the implementation of the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India relating to Panchayti Raj in Jammu and Kashmir. The protests were led by J&K youth Congress president Mohammad Shahnawaz Choudhary.<ref name="Shahnawaz Choudhary">{{cite web|title=Youth Cong's 7-day ultimatum to Omar|url=http://kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=3008|publisher=[[The Kashmir Times]]|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref>

===Kisaan Satyagrah against Land Acquisition Ordinance===

In January 2015, Indian National Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi directed nationwide protest against Land Acquisition Ordinance brought in by Indian Central government.<ref name="iejan15">[http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/rahul-asks-youth-congress-to-launch-kisan-satyagraha-meet-each-mp-mla/ Rahul asks Youth Congress to launch ‘Kisan Satyagraha’; meet each MP, MLA], 16 January 2015.</ref> The protest took place in various part of country.<ref name="yt">{{cite web|title=Youth congress protest at CM house in Haryana|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x2ixEpougk|access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="thfeb15">{{cite web|title=Youth congress protest at Deputy Commissioner's office in Shivamogga Karnataka|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/youth-congress-protests-against-land-acquisition-ordinance/article6807431.ece|access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> On 18 February, Indian Youth Congress protested against [[Vyapam Scam]] and Land Acquisition Ordinance near Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha where they were charged with water canon in which several youth congress volunteers were hurt and arrested along with Indian Youth Congress National President [[Amrinder Singh Raja Warring]].<ref name="yt1">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress workers protest at MP Vidhansabha|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVRmwDiXY5A|access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref>

===Kerala Youth Congress Members Who Publicly Slaughtered A Calf===
Days after <ref>https://www.scoopwhoop.com/8-kerala-youth-congress-members-who-publicly-slaughtered-a-calf-as-a-protest-arrested/ Youth Congress members</ref> in Kerala publicly slaughtered a calf to protest against beef ban, Kerala Police on Thursday arrested eight people who were involved in the incident.

==List of previous presidents==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! colspan="2" | Name
! Place
|-
| 1969–1971
|
| [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| [[Uttarakhand]]
|-
| 1971–1975
| [[File:Sanjay Gandhi cropped.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sanjay Gandhi]]
| New Delhi
|-
| 1975–1977
|[[File:Ambika Soni.jpg|75px]]
| [[Ambika Soni]]
| [[Lahore]], [[British India]]
|-
| 1978–1980
|
| [[Ramachandra Rath]]
| [[Odisha]]
|-
| 1980–1982
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|75px]]
| [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
| 1982–1985
|
| [[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]]
| [[Bihar]]
|-
| 1985–1987
|[[File:Anand Sharma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg|75px]]
| [[Anand Sharma]]
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
| 1987–1988
| [[File:Gurudas Kamat.jpg|75px]]
| [[Gurudas Kamat]]
| [[Karnataka]]
|-
| 1988–1990
|
| [[Mukul Wasnik]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
|-
| 1990–1993
|[[File:Ramesh chennithala.JPG|75px]]
| [[Ramesh Chennithala]]
| [[Kerala]]
|-
| 1993–1996
|
| [[Maninderjeet Singh Bitta]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
| 1996–1998
|
| Jitin prasada
|
|-
| 1998–2000
| [[File:The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari addressing at the ‘Seema Nazareth Award’ function, in New Delhi on March 13, 2013.jpg|75px]]
| [[Manish Tewari]]
| Punjab
|-
| March 2000 – February 2005
| [[File:Randeep Surjewala.jpg|75px]]
| [[Randeep Surjewala]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-
| February 2005 – February 2010
|
| [[Ashok Tanwar]]
| [[Haryana]]
|-
| February 2010 – December 2014
|
| [[Rajeev Satav]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
|-
| December 2014 – May 2018
| [[File:IYC President.JPG|75px]]
| [[Amrinder Singh Raja Warring]]
| Punjab
|-
| May 2018 - July 2019
|
| Keshav Chand Yadav
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|August 2019 – present
| [[File:Sriniavas BV adressing a meeting.jpg|75px]]
| [[Srinivas BV]]
| [[Karnataka]]
|-
|Present
|
|Keerthan PeriyaSamy
|Karur, Tamil Nadu
|}

==See also==
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[National Students Union of India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{wikinews-inline|Militants target rally in Srinagar|Militants target rally organised by the Youth Congress in Srinagar.}}
* {{official|https://iyc.in/}}

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