Tanveer new convenor, Jr Bhalla co-coordinator of PYC Social Media Cell

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 29: National head IYC Social Media Cell, Manu Jain today appointed some colleagues as State Convenor, State Coordinators, State Co-Coordinators, State Executive Members of Jammu & Kashmir Youth Congress Social Media.
Tanveer Singh has been appointed State Convenor. Ram Singh, Waseem Khan, Umar Ayub, Abhinandan Nayar, Vassem Tak, Irshad Chaudhary as State Coordinators. State Co-Coordinators include Kapil Kumar, Waqar Aziz, Darshan Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Danish Malik, JaiSidh Bhalla, Aiesha lan, Suhail Nisar and Abdul Hamid.
Tanveer Singh while speaking on his appointment said that public opinion is the currency of democracy. Social media platforms are increasingly becoming the primary ground for public discourse and mobilization of public opinion, a tool where people are able to talk about the issues of day to day life and also of national importance. Social media today is no longer just an innocent space to connect with friends and family.
Singh further said that communication barriers that did not allow people to interact with the leaders have reduced significantly because of social media. Politicians are reaching out to their supporters on social media.They are making sure to keep the public in the loop through their engagements and posts on social media.It has increased the ability for ordinary citizens to take part in the political process.
State co-coordinator Jai Sidh Bhalla extended his gratitude to Manu Jain, National head IYC Social Media on his appointment and express his commitment to effectively counter false propaganda by BJP against Congress party. He said in today’s digital era, social media is highly useful tool to communicate information. In 2014 general elections, social media played a key role in influencing voter’s behaviour.