Want to join Congress? Be ready for manual labour, stay away from alcohol, drugs

With Congress gearing up to launch a membership drive, the party is now asking new members to give a declaration that they will abstain from alcohol and drugs.

Anyone wishing to take up the primary membership of the Congress will have to make a declaration of abstention from alcohol and drugs and give an undertaking to never criticise the party's policies and programmes in public forums.

According to the grand old party's membership form, new members have to give a declaration that they will not own any property in excess of ceiling laws and will undertake tasks including "manual labour" prescribed by the party.