TMC's mass outreach move not related to poll debacle: Minister

West Bengal minister Sadhan Pande on Thursday asserted that the state government's mass outreach programme has nothing to do with TMC's debacle in the Lok Sabha polls, and said the campaign is a policy decision to "fix loopholes".

The ruling Trinamool Congress recently launched a party helpline number and website to address people's grievances.

"The 'Didikebolo' mass outreach programme has nothing to do with the party's poll reverses in the state. It is just a policy decision to fix loopholes and reach out to the masses.

"At times, the exsisting grievance addressal mechanism doesn't live up to expectations, so this new system will look to resolve such issues," Pande, who is the state's consumer affairs minister, told reporters.

As part of the public outreach programme, 1,000 party leaders will visit 10,000 villages over the next 100 days to understand people's problems and redress their grievances.

Pande, while, speaking on the various initiatives undertaken by his ...