High five Nirupam on Facebook

Congress MP is the newest neta to use networking site to reach out to people

Congress MP is u00a0the newest neta u00a0to use networking site to reach out to people

Putting up posters tomtomingu00a0 one's achievements is passu00e9. Our netas are now logging on and posting messages on social networking sites about their work.

The latest to join the bandwagon of net-savvy politicians is Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam.

On Thursday at 11.32 pm, Nirupam wrote on Facebook, "One more promise delivered, regarding train to Konkan....Thanx to Mamatadiu00a0 for accepting my request to start Ganapati special trains to Konkan via Borivali.

WHAT A HIT: Sanjay Nirupam received 53 comments on Facebook in the last 24 hours

Ganapati gift to Konkanis living in the western suburbs of Mumbai." During the state budget, Nirupam had requested Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to start such a service.

Writing on the wall

Nirupam's new medium of reaching out to the aam aadmi was an instant hit. The post has caught the attention of a large number of Facebookers, with 53 peopleu00a0 leaving their comments in the last 24 hours.

Said Nirupam, "I need to tell the people who voted for me that I have not just made promises to them, but I am also acting on them.

Many people do not attend public meetings and are not aware of our work, especially those who are on networking sites.

This is the best way to inform them. People also comment on the posts, ask questions and give suggestions. I try to reply to the ones that are urgent."

The MP has also launched a website and claims to have received 6.3 lakh hits in six months.

"I have made many proposals for my constituency and once work starts on them, I will post all the projects on the site," he said.u00a0